--- title: The Pope's New American Archbishop Might Address Income Inequality description: Blase Cupich is opposed to the lavish lifestyle that some of his peers embrace and has what is referred to as “a heart for the poor.” His elevation signals where Pope Francis intends to take the American church canonical: https://time.com/3482826/pope-new-american-archbishop-income-inequality/ author: TIME article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-08T22:35:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:40:15.137Z article:section: Ideas og:title: The Pope's New American Archbishop Might Address Income Inequality og:description: Blase Cupich is opposed to the lavish lifestyle that some of his peers embrace and has what is referred to as “a heart for the poor.” His elevation signals where Pope Francis intends to take the American church og:url: https://time.com/3482826/pope-new-american-archbishop-income-inequality/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9628e432acaea056/69875f55428a9ea2accc462f/pope-archbishop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Pope Names Blase Cupich As New Archbishop Of Chicago og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Pope's New American Archbishop Might Address Income Inequality twitter:description: Blase Cupich is opposed to the lavish lifestyle that some of his peers embrace and has what is referred to as “a heart for the poor.” His elevation signals where Pope Francis intends to take the American church twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9628e432acaea056/69875f55428a9ea2accc462f/pope-archbishop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Pope's New American Archbishop Might Address Income Inequality > Sponsored content. 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CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 20: Archbishop-Elect Blase Cupich helps Francis Cardinal George from the lecturn during a press conference on September 20, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. This is the first time in the history of the Chicago Archdiocese that a new leader has been appointed while the former is still alive. Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Fortune / Lisa Miller](https://time.com/author/fortune/) ## Fortune / Lisa Miller Fortune Oct 8, 2014 10:35 PM UTC The rap on Blase Cupich is that he’s a [Pope Francis](http://fortune.com/2014/08/14/this-pope-means-business/) kind of guy. Which is to say that he’s politically moderate, opposed to the lavish lifestyle that some of his peers have formerly embraced (in Spokane, his post since 2010, he lived on a seminary campus and owned no furniture), and has what is often referred to as “a heart for the poor.” In his few public remarks since the Holy Father tapped Cupich to be the new Archbishop of Chicago beginning in November, he has been understandably muted about the task before him. He was chosen “to serve the needs of the people,” Cupich said at a press conference, characterizing his role more as “pastor” than as “messenger.” But Cupich’s role encompasses far more than that. He will lead 2 million Catholics in the third-largest diocese in America. And Cupich is the Pope’s first leadership choice among the four most important posts in the American church – the archbishops of Boston, New York, Washington, and Chicago. His elevation signals where Pope Francis intends to take the American church. [Read the full article here.](http://fortune.com/2014/10/08/will-the-popes-new-american-archbishop-address-income-inequality/) [_This article originally appeared on Fortune.com_](This%20article originally appeared on Fortune.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3482826/pope-new-american-archbishop-income-inequality/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3482826/pope-new-american-archbishop-income-inequality/"},"headline":"The Pope's New American Archbishop Might Address Income Inequality","datePublished":"2014-10-08T22:35:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:40:15.137Z","description":"Blase Cupich is opposed to the lavish lifestyle that some of his peers embrace and has what is referred to as “a heart for the poor.” His elevation signals where Pope Francis intends to take the American church","url":"https://time.com/3482826/pope-new-american-archbishop-income-inequality/","keywords":["Religion"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9628e432acaea056/69875f55428a9ea2accc462f/pope-archbishop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Fortune / Lisa Miller"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9628e432acaea056/69875f55428a9ea2accc462f/pope-archbishop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pope Names Blase Cupich As New Archbishop Of Chicago","caption":"Pope Names Blase Cupich As New Archbishop Of Chicago","creditText":"Scott Olson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3482826/pope-new-american-archbishop-income-inequality/","name":"The Pope's New American Archbishop Might Address Income Inequality"}}]}] ```