John Joseph Sullivan (bishop)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Joseph Sullivan | |
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Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph | |
See | Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph |
In office | 1977–1993 |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 23, 1944 by Albert Lewis Fletcher |
Consecration | September 19, 1972 by John R. Quinn |
Personal details | |
Born | (1920-07-05)July 5, 1920 Horton, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | February 11, 2001(2001-02-11) (aged 80) Jeanne Jugan Center, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Walter and Mary (née Berney) Sullivan |
Education | St. Benedict's College Kenrick Seminary |
John Joseph Sullivan (July 5, 1920 – February 11, 2001) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island in Nebraska (1972–1977) and bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri (1977–1993).
Biography
Early life
John Sullivan was born on July 5, 1920, in Horton, Kansas, to Walter and Mary (née Berney) Sullivan.[1] His father worked for the Electro-Motive Company.[1] When he was age ten, his family to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2] He received his early education at the parochial schools of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, where he also served as an altar boy to Bishop Francis Kelley.[1] He attended St. Benedict's College in Atchison, Kansas, for two years before entering Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1939.[1]
Priesthood
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Albert Lewis Fletcher on September 23, 1944, for the Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa.[3]
Following his ordination, Sullivan became a curate at Holy Family Cathedral Parish in Tulsa.[1] He also served as director of Catholic Activities and as chaplain at the University of Tulsa.[1] Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness originally intended for Sullivan to study canon law at the Catholic University of America, but instead assigned him as pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Guthrie in 1947.[1] While in Guthrie, he recruited college students to work as volunteers among the poor.[2] Sullivan became pastor of St. James Parish in Oklahoma City in 1959.[1] From 1961 to 1968, he was national director of lay volunteers for the Catholic Church Extension Society.[2] Returning to Tulsa, he was made pastor of the Church of the Madalene Parish and episcopal vicar for Eastern Oklahoma.[2]
Bishop of Grand Island
On July 25, 1972, Sullivan was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island by Pope Paul VI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on September 19, 1972, from Archbishop John R. Quinn, with Bishops John L. May and Charles Buswell serving as co-consecrators.[3] He was installed at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 21, 1972.[2]
Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
Sullivan was named the sixth Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph by Paul VI on June 27, 1977.[3] He was installed on August 17, 1977.[3] After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease,[2] petitioned the Vatican for early retirement. Pope John Paul II accepted his retirement as bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph on June 22, 1993.[3]
John Sullivan died on February 11, 2001, at the Jeanne Jugan Center in Kansas City, Missouri at age 80.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sly, Julie (1994). The Call to Ministry: The Vision of Bishop John J. Sullivan. Kansas City: Sheed & Ward. ISBN 9781556127182.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Most Reverend John J. Sullivan". Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop John Joseph Sullivan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
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Preceded by | Bishop of Grand Island 1972–1977 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph 1977–1993 | Succeeded by |
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