| PERSONAL: | Born August 12, 1934, Dayton, Ohio |
| Son of Daniel Joseph and Frieda S. (Hilgefort) Pilarczyk |
| Office: 100 East Eighth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513-421-3131) |
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| EDUCATION: | Saint Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1948-53 |
| Ph.B. Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy | 1955 |
| Ph.L. Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy | 1956 |
| S.T.B.Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy | 1958 |
| S.T.L.Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy | 1960 |
| S.T.D.Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy | 1961 |
| M.A. (Classics) Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1965 |
| Ph.D. (Classics) University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1969 |
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| PROFESSIONAL - ARCHDIOCESAN: | Ordained Priest Roman Catholic Church | 1959 |
| Assistant Chancellor Archdiocese of Cincinnati | 1961-63 |
| Faculty Athenaeum of Ohio (Saint Gregory Seminary) | 1963-74 |
| Vice President Athenaeum of Ohio | 1968-74 |
| Rector Saint Gregory Seminary | 1968-74 |
| Synodal Judge Archdiocesan Tribunal | 1971-82 |
| Director of Educational Services | 1974-82 |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (Titular Bishop of Hodelm) | 1974-82 |
| Vicar General | 1974-82 |
| Chairman Archdiocesan Commission on Education | 1974-82 |
| Trustee Athenaeum of Ohio | 1974-82 |
| Senate of Priests / Priests' Council / Presbyteral Council | 1974-Present |
| Pastoral Council | 1974-Present |
| Chairman Governing Board of Saint Rita School for the Deaf | 1977-82 |
| Chancellor Athenaeum of Ohio | 1982-Present |
| Chairman Board of Trustees Athenaeum of Ohio | 1982-Present |
| Archbishop of Cincinnati | 1982-Present |
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| PROFESSIONAL - NATIONAL: | National Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Administrative Committee/Board | 1975-77 |
| | 1978-81 |
| | 1984-93 |
| | 1996-2000 |
| Committee on Doctrine | 1976-82 |
| | 1994-2000 |
| Chairman, Committee on Doctrine | 1996-2000 |
| Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care | 1994-1997 |
| Chairman, USCC Committee on Education | 1978-81 |
| Liaison Joint Committee of Catholic Learned Societies and Scholars | 1978-82 |
| Ad Hoc Committee on Sapienta Christiana | 1980-86 |
| Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Conference Mission Statement | 1981 |
| Chairman, Planning Committee for General Meetings | 1984-86 |
| Chairman, Committee on the Liturgy | 1984-86 |
| Member of Committee on the Liturgy | 1999-Present |
| Committee on Priorities and Plans | 1984-95 |
| Chairman, Committee on Personnel and Administration | 1986-89 |
| Vice President | 1986-89 |
| President | 1989-92 |
| Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee for the Revision of Statutes and Bylaws | 1997-2001 |
| Member, Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops | 2002-Present |
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| Pope John Center, Board of Directors | 1978-85 |
| Catholic Health Ass'n., National Missional Services Advisory Committee | 1981-82 |
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| Catholic Health Ass'n., Board of Trustees | 1982-85 |
International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), Member | 1987-97 |
| International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), Chairman | 1991-97 |
| Pontifical College Josephinum, Board of Trustees | 1983-92 |
| Catholic University of America, Board of Trustees | 1983-91 |
| | 1997-2001 |
| Catholic University of America, Chairman of the Board of Trustees | 1988-90 |
| Catholic Common Ground Initiative, Member | 1996-2003 |
| Catholic Common Ground Initiative, Chairman | 2003-Present |
| Episcopal Moderator for the Catholic Book Publishers Association | 2003-Present |
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| HONORS: | American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Summer | 1966 |
| Honorary Doctorate, Xavier University | 1975 |
| Honorary Doctorate, Calumet College | 1982 |
| Honorary Doctorate, Marquette University | 1990 |
| Honorary Doctorate, University of Dayton | 1990 |
| Honorary Doctorate, Thomas More College | 1991 |
| Honorary Doctorate, College of Mount Saint Joseph | 1994 |
| Honorary Doctorate, Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion | 1997 |
| Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Cincinnati McMicken College of Arts & Sciences | 2001 |
