Francis J. Haas
Francis Joseph Haas (March 18, 1889 – August 29, 1953) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1943 until his death in 1953.
The Most Reverend Francis Joseph Haas | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Grand Rapids | |
Hass holding news conference as chair of Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1942. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Grand Rapids |
| In office | November 18, 1943 - August 29, 1953 |
| Predecessor | Joseph C. Plagens |
| Successor | Allen James Babcock |
| Other post(s) | Mediator, National Labor Board Chair, President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 11, 1913 by Joseph Maria Koudelka |
| Consecration | November 18, 1943 by Amleto Cicognani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1889 Racine, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | August 29, 1953 (aged 64) Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
| Buried | Resurrection Cemetery, Wyoming, Michigan, US |
| Education | St. Francis Seminary Johns Hopkins University Catholic University of America |
An advocate for organized labor, Haas served as a U.S. Government labor mediator for major labor strikes before being appointed bishop.
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