John Steven Siemianowski (born May 26, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois since 2025
Early life John Siemianowski was born in Chicago on May 26, 1960, to Lydia and Joseph Siemianowski. As a teenager, he attended Morton East High School in Cicero, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental sciences and a Secondary Education Certificate in 1982 from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Deciding to become a priest, Siemianowski in 1984 entered University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He received a Master of Divinity degree and a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology degree in 1989.
Priesthood Siemianowski was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 20, 1989. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Siemianowski as an associate pastor at the following Illinois parishes:
St. Francis de Sales in Lake Zurich St. Mary in Buffalo Grove St. Elizabeth Seton in Orland Hills
Siemianowski was later named pastor of St. Agnes, St. Paul, and St. Kieran Parish, in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He became pastor in 2021 of St. Juliana Parish in Chicago.
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Pope Francis appointed Siemianowski as titular bishop of Gratianopolis and as an auxiliary bishop of Chicago on December 20, 2024. Siemianowski was consecrated as a bishop on February 26, 2025, at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago by Cardinal Blase Cupich.
See also
Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago official site
Episcopal succession