Joseph Bernardin

His Eminence Joseph Louis Bernardin
Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago
See	Chicago
Appointed	July 8, 1982
Installed	August 25, 1982
Term ended	November 14, 1996
Predecessor	John Cody
Successor	Francis George
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore (Jesus the Divine Worker)
Orders
Ordination	April 26, 1952 by John Joyce Russell
Consecration	April 26, 1966 by Paul John Hallinan
Created cardinal	February 2, 1983 by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1928-04-02)April 2, 1928 Columbia, South Carolina
Died	November 14, 1996(1996-11-14) (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois
Previous post(s)	President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1974–1977) Archbishop of Cincinnati (1972–1982) General Secretary Of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1968–1972) Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (1966–1968)
Motto	As Those Who Serve
Coat of arms

Styles of Joseph Bernardin
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Chicago

Joseph Louis Bernardin (April 2, 1928 – November 14, 1996) was an American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, and as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996 from pancreatic cancer. Bernardin was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983 by Pope John Paul II.