John Francis Noll
John Francis Noll (born January 25, 1875 in Fort Wayne , Indiana , † July 31, 1956 ) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Fort Wayne .
Life
John Francis Noll received on 4 June in 1898 by the Bishop of Fort Wayne , Joseph Rademacher , the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Pius XI appointed him bishop of Fort Wayne on May 12, 1925. He received his episcopal ordination on June 30th of the same year by the Archbishop of Chicago , George William Cardinal Mundelein ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Nashville , Alphonse John Smith , and the Bishop of Corpus Christi , Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina .
On September 2, 1953, Pope Pius XII awarded him . the personal title Archbishop.
Web links
- Entry on John Francis Noll on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved January 17, 2014.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Herman Joseph Alerding |
Bishop of Fort Wayne 1925–1956 |
Leo Aloysius Pursley |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Noll, John Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Fort Wayne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Wayne |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1956 |