John S. Siemianowski

John Steven Siemianowski 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:

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.