Background
Johannes, Francis was born on February 17, 1874 in Mittelstren, Bavaria. Son of Urban and Anna M. (Zwierlein) Johannes.
Johannes, Francis was born on February 17, 1874 in Mittelstren, Bavaria. Son of Urban and Anna M. (Zwierlein) Johannes.
Came with parents to the United States, 1882. Educated Saint Benedict’s College, Atchison, Kansas, 1888-1892, Saint Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, 1892-1896.
He served as Bishop of Leavenworth from 1929 until his death in 1937. In 1882 he and his family came to the United States, where they settled at Saint Joseph, Missouri. After graduating from Saint Benedict"s College at Atchison, Kansas in 1892, he attended Saint Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maurice Francis Burke on January 3, 1897.
He then engaged in pastoral work in the Diocese of Saint Joseph, Missouri. On December 19, 1927, Johannes was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas and Titular Bishop of Thasus by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1928 from Bishop Francis Gilfillan, with Bishops Francis Joseph Tief and Augustus John Schwertner serving as co-consecrators.
Following the death of John Chamberlain Ward, he succeeded him as the fourth Bishop of Leavenworth. He remained as bishop for the next seven years, until his death at age 63.