7 BISHOP OF LEAVENWORTH PASSES AWAY Whole Diocese Mourns the Death of Bishop Johannes
Left for Leavenworth TIH Thursday rollo\\·ing, Bisl10v Jo- hanne.· left for Lea\·enworth. .\s he pa~sPd out to take a waiting car the pupil~ 91' \he Imm.:i('ulate Conception ~clwol, tlH> most beloved by Bishop Johannes, were out in full force to "·an> a "fare\,·ell" to him. Twel\'\' autos io \rniti,1~ were linPrs whirl! had romp from L,-,scort acrompani d thi body to the rPsi
\t't, r an illnes,; of sen•ral months, th,, :'\lost Rev. Francis Johannes, D.D., Bishop of LeaYenworth, died Saturdav morn!ng. :'\larch 13, at St. Jo.·eph;s Ho,;p1tal. DenYer, Colo. BLhop Johan- nes was born in '.\Iittelstreu, Bavaria, Feb. 17, l 7-1. His parents, l'rban and ,\nna Johannes. when he was but )·ears of age, left Europe for .\.merica, anti shortly after arriving in this country took up their residence in :'11is- souri, locating in St. Jost>ph. Besides their son. Francis, the family also in- cluded an older son, Florian, and a daughter, '.\fary. '.\Irs. Johannt>s. becoming n_wmbens_ of the Immaculate Concep- tion Pansh after locating in St. Jo- seph, sent their son, Francis. to the parish school, conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Young as he was when he <·ompleted the elementary grades ot Iha t school. he had shown unusual deYotion to study and his pastor, the late Right Rev. '.\1sgr. C. L. Linnen- kamp. first Vicar of the Diocese of St. JosPph, whose prolege he became en- courai?;ed him to take up a cours'e at Rt. BPnPclict's College, Atchison. Kan. Successfu l Student TherP he attained proficiency in the classic~ and when his course was fin- the Seminary of st. Francis at '.\iilwaukee, ~ris .. for ii was evi1lent that the promising youth had a vocation to the priesthood. During the years that he was at the seminary the future priest and Bishop was al- ways the model studPnt, conspicuous for his piety. fide lity to rule. and ap- :'II r. and isht>d entered During his vacation months he spent much of his time at the Immaculate plication to study.
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•. of the Inun,.culatP Conreption at Lrin Conception Rectory, where he devoted CP~' 1th ~ 1 r _.Tol~anne~ ht-Id se,·Pral ,l!o- was given in his honor, the ladies of enworth. Archbishop John J. Glen non~ several hours daily to study, and some- F. an_. 1 f~c~~- \\ 1_1h IhP :\fost Rev. the Se" ing Circle , ponsoring the af- of St. Louis was the celebrant. The times sketching. for he had much I 'UH is CTi_lfilla 1;- Ilisho11 of St. Joseph. air. ' Most Rev. C. F . Buddy, D.D., Bishop of taste as an artist. 1 ~d 11_1P Right T,eY _:\l_~gr. •!· P. Brady. . Ma d e Bishop San Diego, Cal., preached the sermon. His Ord inat ion 1 ; 0 '.nwr, be- ~f. an <' 01 ! 1 _t an?. C'~nsi'.ltor. HP was worth on Dec. 16, 1927, and on May 1, B!i:;hop Thomas Lillis of Kansas City, ('a USP of his youth, was deferred to .\ 1 ~~-i/;.. In P 1n.iests '\ ho .isPrYed as 1928, was consecrated Coadjutor Bish- B~Rhop C. H. Le Blond of St. Joseph, the following Jan. 3. 1897, when. in the · .. · 0 Y Council to tl!e Bishop. He op of Lea enworth by the late Bishop Bishop Francis Tief of Concordia and o_M Churrh of the Immaculate Concep- ;~:~"'t 1e of th e exammers of junior F_rancis ~ il fill~n. The Most Rev. Fran- ~is(1op Augu~t Schwertner of \Vichita. t1on. where he had made his first · . . CIS J. T1ef, Bishop of Concordia, and Iluee Archbishops, eleven Bishop,;, a confpssion. his First Communion and O Silver Ju~ilee . th_e '.\Iost Rev. Augustus J. Schwertner score of :\Ionsignori and 250 priests "as ronfirmed. he was elevated to the !in /;e of th e· moS t mtere~tmg events Bishop of Wichita. were the co-con: ancl many representatives or 8ister- priesthood by Bishop M. F. Burke. (obse~-~ annals ~f t?P_ Jl'_ns)1 was ~he s~crators. Msgr. James p_ Brady, hoo~ls werp also present. Father .JohanneR ,·as thP first prif"st oc~urr:Jcf' ~; his sih,i 1: 1bilee. ~vluch Vic·ar GPneral of the DlocPse of St. Bishop Johannes was buried in st. onlaiupd for the Diocesf' of St. Jo- Jf he s I Jal · 3: 192 "· rhe_ ch1ldr~n Joseph, 1,reached the sermon. Arch- Mary's Cemelery, Leavenworth, his seph by Bishop Burke. hi/ 1 c _1° 0 g~: e an ent:rta_mment m bishop Glennon 11resided. in the sane- gravP being next to that of Bishop Ass ist an t Past or co.nc ~ 1 t 1 · ~ nd -:i_ '.lollars 111 sih:er "·ere tuary, and a notable gathering of the \Yard, his predecessor. Following his ordination. Father Jo- Jll'es:it!~ 11 1 1 th eu bouquet w~uch they Hierarchy and clergy attended. Hundreds Pay Tribute hannes became assistant to :.Ionsignor D. · r h 1 on ~hat occaswn. The He was the first priest of St. Jo- Tlw hundreds of people who attend- Linnenlrnmp. whose pastorate covered~-/ ama, ir a,ncl Social. Qlub prPsented seph to be elevated to the Hierarchy. Pd hi,; funernl last \\'Pdnesclay and the a period close to fifty years. In this 1 111111 with a chest of sih·e1'. !though the late Bi hop John J . Ho- eulogies heard from all classes werP capacily he remained for twentY-one .\t the Solemn JubiJ,.p ~lass which gan, fir t Bishop of the Diocese of St. a most eloquent testimonial of his ) Pars, until the death of the :\Ionslgnor 1!e celebrated t!Hi sermon was de- J?seph, frequently, as a missionary in senire to his God and his Church. in 1918. Jiypred by F,1tber A. Schaefer a for-• orthwest :\Iissouri. ministPrPd to the One of the most fitting tributf's was One of his first successes as a:,;sist- llt>r "bo? nf the parish." Th~ Right s_piritu_al wants of St. Joseph's C'atho- a_n editorial in the Kansas City Times. ant pastor was the> organizalion of tbP "'· \tbot Veith bestowed Benerlle• hrs. his plaC'e of residence prior to his l nclpr thf' C'aption, ",\ GrPat Catholic Dramatic and Social Club, which has i\,,1_, ,:.Iany local, as well as out-of- consecration was at Chillicothe, l\10. LPacler," The Times said: bePn the means of promoting socia- lf):·n clergy_ attem!Pcl the ceremonv In appearance the new dignitary was "In lhe comparatively few years that bility among the younger elpment of :nHl werp ente>rtainecl laler at a di!ine;' th~ typical Bishop. Hig countenance he sen·ed as Catholic Bishop of LPav- the pari~h. The club has also provpn Ill t, e rectory. .\mong them were r~flectecl, as always. the serenity of Pn" orth the :'lfost Rev. Francis Johan- the source of financial helpfulnPs~ for Right Reverend Dishop Burke, Right his t1_-an~uil disnosition, but a new. 1~es led his diocese through thf' trying thP pariish. Rev. Abbot Veith ot \tchison and the l'Plestial JOY seemed radiating from his time~ of the depression. He inspired As Pastor Re\'. H. F. Xiem,lnn of '.\Iarn·ilJe who f Patures on that occa..ion. conf1clence. Those who have heard From 1!llS to 192, he gr1Ted a,; 1ias- a~sbted him on the altar that mo~ning- \\'!wn ;ipr~achecl u11on t!Je subject him speak can understand his strong tor of the parish. and late1 succPedecl him as pastor of of his elPvat1on at that time. Bishop 1nf_lui>ncP. Ilroad-shoulclered, sancly- \s pastor. Father Johannes was thP parish. Johannes said to a Tribune representa- ha1red and C'alm. hf' gave a striking eminently successful. one of his Father .Jchannes did not pprmit the tive: "The appointment came to me imJffPssion of force. His words, care- achievPments being the erertion of a coni:crec:ation to give him a purse, as a complete su~·prise. It was unex- F1;1lly C'hos_en_ and backed by facts. rar- parochial school building at a cost of neYertheJp;,~. I. "a.- made the recipi- pected and unsolicited upon my part, rwcl C'Onnction. isomethine: -like $ii5.000. the debt of ent of numerou c:ift;: and telegrams. but may God"s Holy \\'ill at all times _"\\'hi IP many other persons "ere which was almost cleared at the time ln the <>VPning- an informal reception be done. '.\fy acceptance is in obedi- fne:hlPilPd by talk of strangP and clan- of his elf'Yation. HP establi;;hecl thP ence to the Holy Father. whom the c,,rous forcP. Bishop .Johannes stUC'k 'Third Order of St. Francis. which is Holy Ghost assi,-ts and directs in the to the funclamPntals ancl "·as unmcne,l now a flourishing order. govprnment of the Church. The "-ork by the winds that blew 1rnst him. n .. Priestly Character I am to do as Coadjutor Bishop will k,-,p !1is confide1Jr•e in the .\nwriran ,\s ;i priest of the St. Joseph Dio- bP a,-sie:necl me by His Lordship. the o•md "oPs. It J,pca•ne the basis for cese Father .Tohannf's "·as JookPrl unon :\lost RPY. Dishop of Lea,·enworth. I his report to I?opP Pius XI at h<> timP as the "most stead>" ancl the most ATTEND SERVICES FOR shall pray cfaily for thP Bishop. the of his at! limina trip to Romp thr,,,~ pious.'" In his priestly career Father BISHOP J OHANNESpriestR. the reli_gious_and thf' peop!P of h',~ls ago_.. . ,TohannPs \\HS the rruP \mbass;Hlor of Tl R _ , • . .. the LeaYenworth Diocese. and I beg In adrhtion to bemg a strong- mo al Christ. Fortified by all thosP char- 1 , 1".. ~'· 1 ; • oonan: :-e, P Gil,il-them not to forget me in their piou;; ·•ml rcli::,:ious IPade in hi,; dioc-,•Sf', acteristirs- -sf'lf-control. perfert obedi- an. : er~ Re,· .T. J. ':l · elll. th e ReY. prayprs. that Goel may gi\·e me e:racP Bishop Johannes was known wirlPIY f'llCI' to his supPriors, fore:e'ful of per-~- ~' o~an, th e R_ '· \\ m. Gott and the o s:•n·e them well." _ for his sane business jnde:ment. an im- :sonal rnse or comfort. ruge:e,l determi- e\ · Eel. .~umnnns _atti•nded the Sol- B1,-hop Johannes succeeded to the p0rtant a tribute during tht cleprp,;- nation to do his dutY at anv cost--hf' enrn PontJflcal RequiPn) ::-.rass TuesdaySee of Lean·n"·orth on April 20, 1929. sion He kept the Catholic institutions \\,.s tl·e iclt>al priPsi and P:'ls'o. hal m? 1 :mng offere,I for Bishop _J?lrn nn sThus Bishop Johannes com11letecl forty in n strnng financial condition. \II Jowr-,l anrl sanctifier! by t11f' power of b~ _he } 1c~t. R_Pv _Th_o " '~: 'i•. D.n • ':ar:; in 11,e prirstho9,1 and more than of hi,- aet iYitit•s reflecterl that ~amP f' l"s PTrrp i Kan,ais Cit~. Kan~. e1?ht :Pars In the Episcopate. "Pll-gT0111Hle1l assuranc-t combilwd with conspna tism. He knP" 1, hat lw "as doing and keJ)t on doing it. "His years with tht> diocese werP particularly active years. He lil,ecl and pncouragPd conferences for the ~eld _Diocesan Offices -- -. _ -
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priesthood, sodalities for Ciit)1olic Ac- tion by tlif' women, and gatherings of all the lay members of the comn'" 11• tions in his diocese. Hi~ Influence pushed rapidly the building of the Ward Catholic Hi~h School in Kan- sas City. Kan .. and the fournling of thP St. .\ugustine '.\Tission Seminary. and lw was aggressiYe in promoting Lile charitable activities."' :.Iay his soul rest in peace.