Francis Johannes

Francis Johannes (February 17, 1874 – March 13, 1937) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Leavenworth from 1929 until his death in 1937.

Biography

Francis Johannes was born in Mittelstreu, Bavaria, to Urban and Anna (née Zwierlein) Johannes. He and his family came to the United States arriving in New York, New York on November 8, 1882, aboard the ship General Werder, where they settled at St. Joseph, Missouri. After graduating from St. Benedict's College at Atchison, Kansas in 1892, he attended St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maurice Francis Burke on January 3, 1897.^[1] He then engaged in pastoral work in the Diocese of St. Joseph, Missouri.

On December 19, 1927, Johannes was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas and Titular Bishop of Thasus by Pope Pius XI.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1928, from Bishop Francis Gilfillan, with Bishops Francis Joseph Tief and Augustus John Schwertner serving as co-consecrators.^[1] Following the death of John Chamberlain Ward, he succeeded him as the fourth Bishop of Leavenworth.^[1] He remained as bishop for the next seven years, until his death at age 63.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Francis Johannes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Chamberlain Ward	Bishop of Leavenworth 1929–1937	Succeeded by Paul Clarence Schulte

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Ordinaries

Vicars: John Baptist Miège; Louis Mary Fink

Bishops: Louis Mary Fink; Thomas Francis Lillis; John Chamberlain Ward; Francis Johannes; Paul Clarence Schulte; George Joseph Donnelly; Edward Joseph Hunkeler

Archbishops: Edward Joseph Hunkeler; Ignatius Jerome Strecker; James Patrick Keleher; Joseph Fred Naumann

Auxiliary bishop

Marion Francis Forst

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Saint Peter

Parishes: St. Patrick's Church, Atchison; St. Benedict's Church, Bendena; St. Mary's Church, Purcell; Church of the Assumption, Topeka; St. Joseph's Church, Topeka

Former: St. Bridget Church, Axtell; St. Mary's Mission, St. Marys

Education

Higher education: Benedictine College; Donnelly College; University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth

High schools: Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park; Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City; Hayden High School, Topeka; Immaculata High School, Leavenworth; Maur Hill – Mount Academy, Atchison; St. James Academy, Lenexa; St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park

Priests

John Francis Cunningham

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph
Ordinaries	Bishops of Kansas City John Joseph Hogan Thomas Francis Lillis Edwin Vincent O'Hara Bishops of St. Joseph John Joseph Hogan Maurice Francis Burke Francis Gilfillan Charles Hubert Le Blond Bishops of Kansas City–St. Joseph John Cody Charles Herman Helmsing John Joseph Sullivan Raymond James Boland Robert William Finn James Vann Johnston, Jr.
Auxiliary bishops	John J. Glennon Joseph M. Marling Joseph Vincent Sullivan
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of St. Joseph Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Kansas City St. Ludger Church, Germantown Abbey Conception Abbey Former parishes Holy Name Church, Kansas City
Education	Higher education Avila University Rockhurst University High schools Bishop LeBlond High School, St. Joseph Cristo Rey Kansas City High School, Kansas City Notre Dame de Sion, Kansas City Rockhurst High School, Kansas City St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School, Lee's Summit Saint Pius X Catholic High School, Kansas City St. Teresa's Academy, Kansas City Former high school Archbishop O'Hara High School, Kansas City St. Mary's High School, Independence
Clergy	William Wakefield Baum Francis Johannes George Kinzie Fitzsimons Joseph Hubert Hart Michael Francis McAuliffe Lawrence James McNamara
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