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1.1  Early life  





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His Excellency, The Most Reverend


Louis Benedict Kucera
Bishop of Lincoln
SeeDiocese of Lincoln
In office1930-1957
PredecessorFrancis Beckman
SuccessorJames Vincent Casey
Orders
OrdinationJune 8, 1915
by John Ireland
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1931
by Francis Beckman
Personal details
Born(1888-08-24)August 24, 1888
DiedMay 9, 1957(1957-05-09) (aged 68)
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsJohn Wenceslaus and Mary (née Skluzacek) Kucera
EducationSt. John's College
College of St. Thomas
St. Paul Seminary
MottoOmnibus prodesse
Coat of armsLouis Benedict Kucera's coat of arms

Louis Benedict Kucera (August 24, 1888 – May 9, 1957) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln in Nebraska from 1930 until his death.

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Louis Kucera was born in Wheatland, Minnesota, to John Wenceslaus and Mary (née Skluzacek) Kucera, who were Bohemian immigrants.[1] He attended St. John's College before studying at the College of St. Thomas, both in St. Paul.[1] After his graduation in 1909, he was offered admission to the West Point Military Academy. However, Kucera declined, choosing instead to study for the priesthood.[2] He then entered St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul.

Priesthood[edit]

Kucera was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Dubuque on June 8, 1915, by Archbishop John Ireland.[3] He then served as a curate at St. Patrick's Parish in Tama, Iowa, until 1916, when he became professorofLatin and prefect of discipline at Columbia College in Dubuque.[1] In 1925, Kucera was named pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Protivin, Iowa.[2]

Bishop of Lincoln[edit]

On June 30, 1930, Kucera was appointed the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln by Pope Pius XI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on October 28, 1930, from Archbishop Francis Beckman, with Bishops Thomas Drumm and Henry Rohlman serving as co-consecrators.[3] He was named an assistant at the pontifical throne and in 1955 a count of the apostolic palace.[4]

Kucera died on May 9, 1957, at age 68.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Curtis, Georgina Pell (1947). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. VII. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  • ^ a b "Bishop Louis B. Kucera Papers". University of St. Thomas.
  • ^ a b c "Bishop Louis Benedict Kucera". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
  • ^ "Bishop Kucera, 68, Dies". The New York Times. 1957-05-11.
  • Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by

    Francis Beckman

    Bishop of Lincoln
    1930–1957
    Succeeded by

    James Vincent Casey


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