Francis Joseph Schenk

Styles of Francis Joseph Schenk

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Francis Joseph Schenk (April 1, 1901—October 28, 1969) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Crookston (1945–60) and Bishop of Duluth (1960–69).

Biography

Francis Schenk was born in Superior, Wisconsin, to Nicholas and Frances Mary (née Fischer) Schenk.^[1] He attended St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, from 1915 to 1918, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul in 1922.^[1] He then studied for the priesthood at St. Paul Seminary, receiving a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1926.^[1]

Schenk was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on June 13, 1926.^[2] He continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned a doctorate in canon law in 1928.^[1] Following his return to Minnesota, he served as secretary to Archbishop Austin Dowling from 1928 to 1930.^[1] He served as vice-chancellor of the archdiocese (1930–34) and a professor at St. Paul Seminary (1934–42).^[1] From 1942 to 1945, he served as vicar general of the archdiocese and rector of the Cathedral of St. Paul.^[1]

On March 10, 1945, Schenk was appointed the third Bishop of Crookston by Pope Pius XII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 24 from Archbishop John Murray, with Bishops Thomas Anthony Welch and Aloisius Joseph Muench serving as co-consecrators.^[2] During his tenure in Crookston, he established over 30 new churches, founded Our Northland Diocese newspaper, and organized diocesan offices of the Catholic Social Service Agency and the Catholic Youth Organization.^[3] He also founded summer boarding schools for children of the thousands of Mexican migrant workers who worked in the diocese.^[3]

Following the death of Bishop Welch, Schenk was appointed the fourth Bishop of Duluth by Pope John XXIII on January 27, 1960.^[2] Between 1962 and 1965, he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome.^[2] He retired on April 30, 1969, and died six months later at age 68.^[2]

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Francis Joseph Schenk". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 "History of the Diocese". Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston.

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Preceded by John Hubert Peschges	Bishop of Crookston 1945–1960	Succeeded by Lawrence Alexander Glenn
Preceded by Thomas Anthony Welch	Bishop of Duluth 1960–1969	Succeeded by Paul Francis Anderson

Diocese of Duluth

Bishops	Ordinaries James McGolrick John T. McNicholas Thomas Anthony Welch Francis Joseph Schenk Paul Francis Anderson Robert Henry Brom Roger Lawrence Schwietz Dennis Marion Schnurr Paul Sirba Auxiliary Lawrence Alexander Glenn

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Duluth Parishes Resurrection Church, Eveleth Holy Spirit, Virginia Historic Sacred Heart Cathedral, Duluth Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary, Cloquet Church of St. Joseph, Elmer Church of St. Francis Xavier, Grand Marais

Education	The College of St. Scholastica

Priests	Jozef Cieminski Mike Schmitz

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Diocese of Crookston

Bishops	Timothy J. Corbett John Hubert Peschges Francis Joseph Schenk Lawrence Alexander Glenn Kenneth Joseph Povish Victor Hermann Balke Michael Joseph Hoeppner

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parishes Church of St. Peter, Gentilly

Education	Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks

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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne

Auxiliary Bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Robert Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Harold Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Saint Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of Saint Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Shakopee Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Education	Higher Education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries St. John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity High Schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes High School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley

Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron James Keane John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Thomas O'Gorman James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Thomas Anthony Welch

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 36529850 LCCN: no98020755

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