Joseph Fred Naumann

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Fred Naumann
Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
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Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Kansas City in Kansas
AppointedJanuary 7, 2004
InstalledJanuary 15, 2005
Predecessor James Patrick Keleher
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Orders
OrdinationMay 24, 1975
by  John Joseph Carberry
ConsecrationSeptember 3, 1997
by  Justin F. Rigali, Edward Joseph O'Donnell, and Edward Braxton
Personal details
Born (1949-06-04) June 4, 1949 (age 75)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Alma mater
MottoVitae victoria erit
(Life will be victorious)
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Joseph Fred Naumann
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop
Ordination history of
Joseph Fred Naumann
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by Justin F. Rigali
DateSeptember 3, 1997
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Joseph Fred Naumann as principal consecrator
Michael O. Jackels April 4, 2005
John B. Brungardt February 2, 2011
Edward J. Weisenburger May 1, 2012
Carl A. Kemme May 1, 2014

Joseph Fred Naumann (born June 4, 1949) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas since 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 1997 to 2004.

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Biography

Early life

Joseph Naumann was born on June 4, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Fred and Louise (née Lukens) Naumann. He graduated from St. Louis Preparatory Seminary South in St. Louis in 1967 and from Cardinal Glennon College in St. Louis in 1971. He then served as a deacon at a parish 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 by Cardinal John Carberry. 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 anti-abortion 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 the Archdiocese of St. Louis and titular bishop of Caput Cilla by Pope John Paul II. He received his 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 the Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Board of Trustees and the board of regents for Conception Seminary. He is also chair 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 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] Naumann's archdiocese later spent $2.45 million in support of an ill-fated proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution to remove its protection of abortion rights, which was defeated by a 59 to 41% margin. [4]

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 Naumann to open a canonical preliminary investigation into them. [5] In March 2022, Naumann announced that the investigation had exonerated Brungardt. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Archbishop Joseph Naumann Elected Head of Bishops' Pro-Life Committee, National Catholic Register, 14 November 2017
  3. ↑ Archbishop Naumann: No Communion for Governor Sebelius, Catholic Culture, 12 May 2008
  4. ↑ Catholic bishops spent big on Kansas abortion vote — and maybe lost bigger August 5, 2022
  5. ↑ Leaven, The (2021-02-08). "Archbishop Naumann to head abuse allegation investigation". The Leaven Catholic Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  6. ↑ "Bishop Brungardt to resume duties after abuse investigation". www.gbtribune.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Kansas City
2005–present		Incumbent
Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis
1997–2004		Succeeded by
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