John Henni
John Henni ( Johann Martin Henni ; * as Johannes Martin Hänni on June 15, 1805 in Misanenga, Obersaxen , Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland ; † September 7, 1881 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) was the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee at the time from 1875 to 1881 and an important and influential figure in the church and cultural history of the 19th century.
Life
Johann Martin Henni graduated from high school in St. Gallen between 1820 and 1823 and attended the Lyceum in Lucerne from 1824 to 1826 . He then studied philosophy and theology at the La Sapienza University in Rome until 1828 .
In 1828 he emigrated to America under the influence of the Hanoverian missionary Friedrich Rese, was ordained a priest on February 2, 1829 in Bardstown, Kentucky , and as a wandering missionary looked after the scattered Catholics , especially in Ohio , and did his pastoral care Interest in the German-speaking believers.
In 1837 he founded the first Catholic weekly newspaper in German in Cincinnati , Ohio, The Truth Friend .
On November 28, 1843, he was named Bishop of Milwaukee. On 19 March 1844 he received in Cincinnati by the Bishop of Cincinnati , John Baptist Purcell , the episcopal ordination . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Pittsburgh , Michael O'Connor SJ , and the Bishop of Nashville , Richard Pius Miles OP .
Henni was one of the co-founders of Marquette University , which opened two days before his death. He was also a co-founder of the St. Francis Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin, and was able to convince several religious communities to settle in Milwaukee.
Johann Martin Henni took part in the First Vatican Council .
Due to the efforts made by Henni to expand the Roman Catholic presence, especially German-speaking Catholics within Wisconsin, Pope Pius IX. in February 1875 the ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee and elevated the diocese to an archbishopric with Henni as the first archbishop.
The main building of the St. Francis Seminary, Henni Hall , is named after Archbishop Henni and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Web links
- Markus Ries: Henni, Johann Martin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Entry about John Henni on catholic-hierarchy.org
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Bishop of Milwaukee 1843–1875 |
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| SURNAME | Henni, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henni, Johann Martin; Hänni, Johannes Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Milwaukee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Misanenga, Obersaxen , Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1881 |
| Place of death | Milwaukee , Wisconsin |