Joseph Fred Naumann
Joseph Fred Naumann | |
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Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Kansas City in Kansas |
Appointed | January 7, 2004 |
Installed | January 15, 2005 |
Predecessor | James Patrick Keleher |
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Ordination | May 24, 1975 by John Joseph Carberry |
Consecration | September 3, 1997 by Justin F. Rigali, Edward Joseph O'Donnell, and Edward Braxton |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri | June 4, 1949
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis |
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Motto | VITÆ VICTORIA ERIT |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
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Joseph Fred Naumann (born June 4, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas since 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1997 to 2004.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Naumann was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Fred and Louise (née Lukens) Naumann. He graduated from St. Louis Preparatory Seminary South in 1967 and from Cardinal Glennon College in 1971. He then served as a deacon in Florissant, Missouri and completed his theological studies at Kenrick Seminary in Shrewsbury, Missouri.
Priesthood[]
Naumann was ordained to the priesthood on May 24 1975 for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. After his ordination, he was assigned as an associate pastor of St. Dominic Savio Parish in Affton, Missouri. Naumann was transferred in 1979 to become associate pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in St. Louis.
In 1984, Naumann was placed as a part-time curate at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in St. Louis, while working as Coordinator of the Pro-Life Committee for the archdiocese. Naumann was sent in 1989 to Ascension Parish in Normandy, Missouri, remaining there for the next five years. He was named vicar general of the archdiocese in 1994.
Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis[]
On July 8, 1997, Naumann was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla by Pope John Paul II. He received episcopal consecration on September 3 1997 from Archbishop Justin Rigali, with Bishops Edward O'Donnell and Edward Braxton serving as co-consecrators. As auxiliary bishop, Naumann continued in his role as vicar general. He was named as Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese in October 2003.
Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas[]
John Paul II named Naumann as the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, 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 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) as well as Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents for Conception Seminary. He is also Chairman of the Kansas Catholic Conference.
On April 21, 2015, Naumann was also appointed Apostolic Administrator for the Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph.[1] He served in this role until November 4, 2015 when James Vann Johnston Jr. was installed as bishop there.
Naumann was elected chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities on November 14, 2017, defeating by a narrow margin Cardinal Blase Cupich.[2] Naumann interprets Canon 915 as directing priests to deny communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion rights and euthanasia. He stated that he tried to persuade Kathleen Sebelius, then Governor of Kansas, to change her stand on abortion rights, and after her refusal in doing so, he denied her communion.[3]
After sexual abuse allegations were made against Bishop John Brungardt of the Diocese of Dodge City in February 2021, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome directed Neumann to open a canonical preliminary investigation into them.[4] As of January 2022, the investigation was still ongoing.
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Archbishop Joseph Naumann Elected Head of Bishops' Pro-Life Committee, National Catholic Register, 14 November 2017
- ^ Archbishop Naumann: No Communion for Governor Sebelius, Catholic Culture, 12 May 2008
- ^ Leaven, The (2021-02-08). "Archbishop Naumann to head abuse allegation investigation". The Leaven Catholic Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
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Episcopal succession[]
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Clergy from St. Louis
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Kansas City in Kansas
- American anti-abortion activists
- Religious leaders from Missouri