Bishop John Baptist Franz †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
29 Oct 1896		Born	Springfield, IL
13 Jun 1920	23.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Alton, Illinois, USA
27 May 1951	54.6	Appointed	Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA
29 Aug 1951	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA
8 Aug 1959	62.8	Appointed	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
24 May 1971	74.6	Retired	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
3 Jul 1992	95.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA

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Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

a priest for 72.1 years
a bishop for 40.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Samuel Alphonsius Cardinal Stritch †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Mark Kenny Carroll †
Bishop William Aloysius O’Connor †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop John Baptist Franz † (1951)
Samuel Alphonsius Cardinal Stritch † (1921)
Archbishop Henry Moeller † (1900)
Archbishop William Henry Elder † (1857)
Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick † (1830)
Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, P.S.S. † (1810)
Archbishop John Carroll † (1790)
Bishop Charles Walmesley, O.S.B. † (1756)
Federico Marcello Cardinal Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere † (1732)
Annibale Cardinal Albani † (1730)
Francesco Cardinal Barberini (Jr.) † (1721)
Fabrizio Cardinal Paolucci † (1685)
Gasparo Cardinal Carpegna † (1670)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Edward William O’Rourke †

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