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Jean-François Régis, SJ, commonly known as Saint John Francis Regis and Saint Regis (31 January 1597 – 31 December 1640), was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1737. A tireless preacher, Regis is best known for his work with at-risk women and orphans.
The Rev. Benedict Roux arrived in Kansas City in 1833. Two years later he built a church out of logs at Eleventh and Broadway that was named St. John Francis Regis. [2] From 1845 to 1880 the parish was served by the Rev. Bernard Donnelly who was a circuit-riding priest. He had a brick church built in 1857 that was named Immaculate Conception.
On September 10, 1880, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Kansas City, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of St. Louis. [5] The pope named Bishop John Joseph Hogan from the Diocese of St. Joseph as the first bishop of Kansas City. [8] The Jesuit Order opened Rockhurst College in Kansas City in 1910. [9]
The first Catholic church in Kansas City, Kansas, was St. Mary's, founded in 1858. [11] In Topeka, Assumption Parish was the first in that city, starting in 1862. [ 12 ] Miège erected an episcopal residence in Leavenworth in 1863.
In 1872 due to structural problems the original St. Patrick's Church had to be demolished and a new church located at the intersection of 8th Street and Cherry Street was dedicated on Christmas Day 1875. [12] The Church of the Immaculate Conception, cathedral church of the Diocese of Kansas City after 1880. Built by Fr. Bernard Donnelly in 1856.
Lawmakers will try again to lift Kansas’ statute of limitations on lawsuits over child sex abuse after a KBI report said the agency investigated 188 priests.
Advocate - Kansas City Kansas Community College; The Bulletin - Emporia State University; ... St John News – St. John; Topeka State Journal (1892–1980) [8]
The front cover of the Kansas City Star newspaper, engraved on a copper plate, is displayed on stage during the unveiling ceremony of a 100-year-old time capsule at the National WWI Museum and ...