Joseph Rummel
Joseph Francis Rummel (October 14, 1876 – November 8, 1964) was a German-born American Catholic prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Omaha in Nebraska from 1928 to 1935 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans from 1935 to 1964.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Francis Rummel | |
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| Archbishop of New Orleans | |
| Province | New Orleans |
| See | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Installed | March 9, 1935 |
| Term ended | November 8, 1964 |
| Predecessor | John William Shaw |
| Successor | John Patrick Cody |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Omaha (1928 – 1935) |
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| Ordination | May 24, 1902 |
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| Born | October 14, 1876 Steinmauern, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire |
| Died | November 8, 1964 (aged 88) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Buried | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | St. Boniface Parochial School Saint Anselm College |
| Motto | Animam pro ovibus ponere (To give one's life for the sheep) |
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Rummel is best known for excommunicating several Catholics who vocally opposed his racial desegregation of parochial schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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