John Joseph Hennessy
John Joseph Hennessy (born July 19, 1847 in Cloyne , County Cork , Ireland , † July 13, 1920 in Wichita , Kansas , USA ) was Bishop of Wichita .
Life
John Joseph Hennessy attended Christian Brothers College until 1862 . Hennessy studied philosophy at St. Vincent College and Catholic theology at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee . He received on 28 November 1869, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On August 28, 1888 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Wichita. The Archbishop of Saint Louis , Peter Richard Kenrick , donated him episcopal ordination on November 30 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Dubuque , John Hennessy , and the Bishop of Leavenworth , Louis Mary Fink OSB . From 1891 to May 1898, John Joseph Hennessy was also Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Concordia .
In 1898, John Joseph Hennessy convened the first diocesan synod of the diocese of Wichita.
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Bishop of Wichita 1888–1920 |
Augustus John Schwertner |
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| SURNAME | Hennessy, John Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Bishop of Wichita |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cloyne , County Cork , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1920 |
| Place of death | Wichita , Kansas, USA |