Augustus John Schwertner

Augustus John Schwertner (December 23, 1870 – October 2, 1939) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wichita from 1921 until his death in 1939.

Biography

One of eight children, Augustus Schwertner was born in Canton, Ohio, to Anton and Christina (née Richart) Schwertner.^[1] After attending parochial school and high school in Canton, he studied at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.^[2] He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Ignatius Frederick Horstmann on June 12, 1897.^[3] He then served as a curate at St. Columba Church in Youngstown for three months, when he became pastor of St. Anthony Church in Milan.^[1] He was pastor of St. Mary Church in Rockport (1903–1907) and of St. John Church in Lima (1907–1913).^[1] He was named chancellor of the Diocese of Toledo in 1913, and a Domestic Prelate in 1916.^[1]

On March 10, 1921, Schwertner was appointed the second Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, by Pope Benedict XV.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 8 from Bishop Joseph Schrembs, with Bishops Michael James Gallagher and John Henry Tihen serving as co-consecrators.^[3] He remained as bishop for the next eighteen years, until his death from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 68.^[4]

1 2 3 4 Winter, Nevin Otto (1917). A History of Northwest Ohio. II. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company.
↑ O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America.
1 2 3 "Bishop Augustus John Schwertner". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "A.J. SCHWERTNER, KANSAS BISHOP, 68". The New York Times. 1939-10-03.

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Preceded by John Joseph Hennessy	Bishop of Wichita 1921—1939	Succeeded by Christian Herman Winkelmann

Diocese of Wichita

Bishops	Ordinaries James O'Reilly John Joseph Hennessy Augustus John Schwertner Christian Herman Winkelmann Mark Kenny Carroll David Monas Maloney Eugene John Gerber Thomas Olmsted Michael Owen Jackels Carl A. Kemme Coadjutor Leo Christopher Byrne

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parishes St. Mark Church, Colwich St. Teresa's Church, Hutchinson

Education	Higher Education Newman University, Wichita High Schools Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita St. Mary's-Colgan High School, Pittsburg Trinity Catholic High School, Hutchinson

Priests	John Balthasar Brungardt Paul Stagg Coakley James D. Conley Ronald Michael Gilmore Emil Kapaun Ignatius Jerome Strecker John Henry Tihen

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Diocese of Toledo

Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Schrembs Samuel Stritch Karl Joseph Alter George John Rehring John Anthony Donovan James Robert Hoffman Leonard Paul Blair Daniel Edward Thomas Auxiliaries Albert Henry Ottenweller Robert William Donnelly

Churches	Cathedral Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Basilica Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation Parishes Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Bethlehem St. Michael's Ridge Church, Defiance St. John's Church, Delphos St. John the Baptist Church, Glandorf St. Peter's Church, Mansfield St. Augustine's Church, Napoleon All Saints Church, New Riegel Holy Angels Church, Sandusky St. Mary's Church, Sandusky Saints Peter and Paul Church, Sandusky Most Pure Heart Of Mary Church, Shelby St. Ann Church, Toledo St. Patrick's Church, Toledo

Higher Education	Colleges & Universities Lourdes University Mercy College of Ohio Former College Mary Manse College

Priests	Augustus John Schwertner

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