Thomas Francis Lillis
Kansas City (1910–1913) | |
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| Ordination | August 15, 1885 |
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| Born | March 3, 1861 |
| Died | December 29, 1938 (aged 77) Kansas City, Missouri, US |
Thomas Francis Lillis (March 3, 1861 – December 29, 1938) was an American
Diocese of Kansas City
in Missouri (1913–1938).
Biography
Early life
One of eleven children, Thomas Lillis was born in
Meredith Marmaduke.[2]
He attended
public schools in Lafayette County before studying at Niagara University in New York, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.[1] He completed his theological studies at St. Benedict College in Atchison, Kansas.[2]
Priesthood
At age 24, Lillis was
Diocese of Kansas City.[5]
Bishop of Leavenworth
On October 24, 1904, Lillis was appointed the second
consecration on the following December 27 from Archbishop John J. Glennon, with Bishops John Hogan and John Francis Cunningham serving as co-consecrators.[3] He was installed at the Cathedral of Leavenworth on January 2, 1905.[3] During his tenure, he established several new congregations, churches, and parochial schools.[5]
Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Kansas City
At the request of the clergy of Missouri, Lillis was named
Bishop of Kansas City upon the latter's death on February 21, 1913.[3] He delivered the prayer at the second session of the 1928 Republican National Convention.[4]
In 1933, Lillis drafted a resolution signed by his fellow Catholic bishops in an effort to end
assistant at the pontifical throne by Pope Pius XI.[4]
He served at Kansas City for twenty-five years, until his death at age 77.
References
- ^ a b c Stevens, Walter Barlow (1915). Missouri: The Center State, 1821–1915. Vol. IV. The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
- ^ a b Blackmar, Frank W., ed. (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Chicago, Illinois: Standard Publishing Company.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Thomas Francis Lillis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b c d "BISHOP T.F. LILLIS OF KANSAS CITY, 77". The New York Times. 1938-12-30.
- ^ a b "Leavenworth". Catholic Encyclopedia.
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