Louis Benedict Kucera
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Louis Benedict Kucera (August 24, 1888 – May 9, 1957) was an American
Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln
in Nebraska from 1930 until his death.
Biography
Early life
Louis Kucera was born in
St. Paul Seminary
in St. Paul.
Priesthood
Kucera was
John Ireland.[3] He then served as a curate at St. Patrick's Parish in Tama, Iowa, until 1916, when he became professor of Latin 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
On June 30, 1930, Kucera was appointed the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln by
count of the apostolic palace.[4]
Kucera died on May 9, 1957, at age 68.
References
- ^ 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.