What is Mount Carmel Cemetery?

Q: What is Mount Carmel Cemetery?


A: Mount Carmel Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in the Chicago suburb of Hillside, Illinois.

Q: Where is Mount Carmel Cemetery located?


A: Mount Carmel Cemetery is located near the Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290) at Wolf and Roosevelt Roads in Hillside, Illinois.

Q: How big is Mount Carmel Cemetery?


A: Mount Carmel Cemetery is 214 acres (0.87 km2) in size.

Q: How many people are buried at Mount Carmel?


A: Over 226,275 people are buried at Mount Carmel.

Q: What is the Bishop's Mausoleum?


A: The Bishop's Mausoleum is in Mount Carmel Cemetery, and it was designed by William J. Brinkmann. It is the burial place of the Bishops and Archbishops of Chicago.

Q: Who is buried in the Bishop's Mausoleum?


A: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin was buried in the Bishop's Mausoleum after his 1996 death.

Q: Are there organized crime figures buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery?


A: Yes, there are burial places of some organized crime figures on the cemetery grounds.

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