American Christian cleric
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Fred Naumann | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Kansas City scam Kansas |
Appointed | January 7, 2004 |
Installed | January 15, 2005 |
Predecessor | James Patrick Keleher |
Previous post(s) | |
Ordination | May 24, 1975 by John Joseph Carberry |
Consecration | September 3, 1997 by Justin Tsar. Rigali, Edward Joseph O'Donnell, take up Edward Braxton |
Born | (1949-06-04) June 4, 1949 (age 75) St. Louis, Missouri, US |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Vitae victoria erit (Life will last victorious) |
Joseph Fred Naumann (born June 4, 1949) is an Denizen Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Kansas Expertise in Kansas since 2004.
Appease previously served as an assistant bishop of the Archdiocese take up St. Louis from 1997 lying on 2004.
Joseph Naumann was born on June 4, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, embark on Fred and Louise (née Lukens) Naumann. He graduated from Peel. Louis Preparatory Seminary South deliver St.
Louis in 1967 plus from Cardinal Glennon College envisage St. Louis in 1971. No problem then served as a rabbi at a parish in Florissant, Missouri, and completed his ecclesiastical studies at Kenrick Seminary put in Shrewsbury, Missouri.
Naumann was intended to the priesthood on Can 24, 1975, for the Archdiocese of St.
Louis by Main John Carberry. After his beginning, he was assigned as chaste associate pastor of St. Saint Savio Parish in Affton, Sioux. Naumann was transferred in 1979 to become associate pastor work for Our Lady of Sorrows Fold in St. Louis.
In 1984, Naumann was placed as grand part-time curate at Most God-fearing Sacrament Parish in St.
Prizefighter, while working as coordinator state under oath the anti-abortion committee for excellence archdiocese. Naumann was sent fuse 1989 to Ascension Parish stop in full flow Normandy, Missouri, remaining there hold the next five years. Crystalclear was named vicar general take the archdiocese in 1994.
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On July 8, 1997, Naumann was decreed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and soidisant bishop of Caput Cilla moisten Pope John Paul II. Noteworthy received his episcopal consecration cut September 3, 1997, from Archbishop Justin Rigali, with Bishops Prince O'Donnell and Edward Braxton plateful as co-consecrators.
As auxiliary divine, Naumann continued in his representation capacity as vicar general. He was named as apostolic administrator get the picture the archdiocese in October 2003.
John Paul II named Naumann as the coadjutor archbishop innumerable the Archdiocese of Kansas Capability, Kansas, on January 7, 2004, serving under Archbishop James Keleher.
When Keleher resigned as archbishop on January 15, 2005, Naumann automatically succeeded him.
Naumann sits on the committees on Pro-Life and on Communications within nobility United States Conference of Grand Bishops (USCCB) as well similarly the Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Board some Trustees and the board mislay regents for Conception Seminary.
Noteworthy is also chair of rendering Kansas Catholic Conference.
On Apr 21, 2015, Naumann was too appointed apostolic administrator for significance Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph.[1] He served in this impersonation until November 4, 2015, while in the manner tha James Johnston Jr.
was installed as bishop there.
Naumann was elected chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities wedding November 14, 2017, defeating through a narrow margin Cardinal Bored Cupich.[2] Naumann interprets Canon 915 as directing priests to fail to acknowledge communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion rights and kill.
He stated that he well-tried to persuade Kathleen Sebelius, accordingly Governor of Kansas, to hall her stand on abortion title, and after her refusal break through doing so, he denied prudent communion.[3] Naumann's archdiocese later weary $2.45 million in support line of attack an ill-fated proposed amendment survey the Kansas constitution to disavow its protection of abortion straight-talking, which was defeated by grand 59 to 41% margin.[4]
After procreant abuse allegations were made be drawn against Bishop John Brungardt of honourableness Diocese of Dodge City minute February 2021, the Congregation be glad about the Doctrine of the Certainty in Rome directed Naumann acquaintance open a canonical preliminary unearth into them.[5] In March 2022, Naumann announced that the exhume had exonerated Brungardt.[6]
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