George Rassas

Bishop Reverend George Rassas is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago. He was ordained as a priest in May of 1968 and ordained as a bishop in 2006 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. Prior to joining the Archdiocesan offices in Chicago, he was the pastor of St. Mary Parish in Lake Forest from 1990 to 2004. Raised in Winnetka, he was the Vicar General of the Chicago Archdiocese from 2004 to 2006. Bishop Rassas holds a Bachelor’s degree from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein and a Master’s degree from Loyola University of Chicago in counseling psychology.

Formerly he has served as associate director of the Catholic Family Consultation Service and later as director of the Office for Family Ministries. He is also a founding member of the new St. Martin de Porres High School in Waukegan, Illinois.