Deacon Robert C. Jaeger – Archives of Cathedral of Christ the King

Deacon Robert C. Jaeger

Born: September 25, 1935 Chicago, Ill.

Family:

Parents: Clarence A. & Maria F. (Gazar) Jeager
Married: Marylea Pritchett April 12, 1958 St. Cajetan, Chicago
Children: Marc, Charles, John, Cynthia (Duncan), Matthew, Grant

Education:

St. Cajetan Elementary School, Chicago – 1941-1949
St. Leo High School, Chicago – 1949-1953
General Motors Institute – Bachelors In Engr., 1958

Employed:

Fisher Body Div. General Motors 1953-1964
Johnson Control 1964 until his death

Ordination:

May 17, 2008 Cathedral of Christ the King
Ministry: Christ the King, Lexington 1985 – 1990

Died: September 21, 1990

Interment: St. Mary Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois

Christ the King Parish began as a small congregation of 35 who celebrated the first Mass at St. Catherine’s Academy on North Limestone Street in 1945. In 1947 that congregation relocated to a prefabricated building on the current grounds between Providence and Colony roads. In 1951 Christ the King School opened its doors to students. By 1967 the parish had grown to about 800 families and the school had 625 students enrolled. This was also the year that the new church and rectory were dedicated. In 1988, as directed by Pope John Paul II, the Diocese of Lexington was formed and Christ the King became the Cathedral for the 50 counties in the diocese.