Background
HIGGINS, Manager George Gilmary was born on January 21, 1916 in Louisiana Grange, 111. Son of Charles Vincent Higgins and Anna Gertrude Rethinger.
HIGGINS, Manager George Gilmary was born on January 21, 1916 in Louisiana Grange, 111. Son of Charles Vincent Higgins and Anna Gertrude Rethinger.
Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago, Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelin, 111., Catholic University of America and Institute for Continuing Theological Education, Rome.
Ordained Priest for Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago 1940, Papal Chamberlain 1953, Domestic Prelate 1959. Former teacher Department, of Economics School of Social Science, Catholic University of America, Adjunct Lecturer since 1981. Appointed to staff Social Action Department National Catholic Welfare Conference May 1944, Assistant Director Department January 1946, Director November 1954.
Appointed Secretary for Research United States Catholic Conference June 1972, for Special Concerns January 1979, retd, from Conference September 1980.
Chairman PublicReview Board United Auto Workers of America American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer. Bishops’ Committee Catholic-Jewish Relations. Adviser to Chairman United States Delegate to Belgrade Conference on Human Rights.
Consultant Bishops’ Committee on Farm Labor. Executive Committee Leadership Conference on Human Rights, Bishops’ Committee on Catholic Social Teaching and United States Economics, Dunlop Commission, on Farm Labor.
Advisory Board National Council on Foundations, former.
Preparatory Commission, on Lay Apostolate Vatican Council II and Consultant to Council. American Arbitration Association.