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 Mittelstetten, Bavaria, to Urban and Anna (née Zwierlein) Johannes. In 1882 he and his family came to the United States, 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.

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

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Ordinaries	Vicars John Baptiste 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 St. Mary's College, St. Marys 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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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 Archbishop O'Hara High School, Kansas City 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 Saint Pius X Catholic High School, Kansas City St. Teresa's Academy, Kansas City Former high school St. Mary's High School, Independence

Priests	William Wakefield Baum Francis Johannes George Kinzie Fitzsimons Joseph Hubert Hart Michael Francis McAuliffe Lawrence James McNamara

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