John Bernard Kevenhoerster
John Bernard Kevenhoerster OSB (born November 1, 1869 in Essen , † December 9, 1949 in Nassau ) was Vicar Apostolic of the Bahamas .
Life
John Bernard Kevenhoerster joined the Benedictine order , made his profession on July 25, 1892 and was ordained a priest on June 24, 1896 . Pius XI. appointed him on May 22, 1931 prefect of the Bahamas . The Pope made him titular bishop of Camuliana on October 27, 1933 .
The Archbishop of New York , Patrick Joseph Cardinal Hayes , donated him the episcopal ordination on December 21 of the same year; Co- consecrators were John Gregory Murray , Archbishop of Saint Paul , and Joseph Francis Busch , Bishop of Saint Cloud .
With the elevation to the Apostolic Vicariate on January 15, 1941 he was appointed Apostolic Vicar of the Bahamas.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Apostolic Prefect / Vicar of the Bahamas 1931–1949 |
Paul Leonard Hagarty OSB |
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| SURNAME | Kevenhoerster, John Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1949 |
| Place of death | Nassau |