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Tihen, John Henry was born on July 14, 1861 in Oldenburg, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. Son of Herman B. and Angela (Bruns) Tihen.
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John Henry Tihen
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Educated St. Benedict’s College, Atchison, Kansas, St. Francis’ Seminary, Milwaukee, and Catholic University of America, Washington.
Career
Ordained R.C. priest, 1886. Assistant pastor St. John’s Church, St. Louis, to February 1, 1889. Pastor St. Aloysius’ Pro-Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas, and chancellor, Diocese of Wichita, 1889-1911. Consecrated bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, July 6, 1911. Appointed bishop of Denver, September 18, 1917. Resigned, 1931; made titular bishop of Bosana.
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