John Henni

Swiss-born prelate

The Most Reverend John Martin Henni
Archbishop of Milwaukee

See	Milwaukee
Installed	November 28, 1843
Term ended	September 7, 1881
Predecessor	none
Successor	Michael Heiss
Orders
Ordination	February 2, 1829
Consecration	March 19, 1844
Personal details
Born	(1805-06-15)June 15, 1805 Misanenga, Obersaxen, Graubünden, Switzerland
Died	September 7, 1881(1881-09-07) (aged 76) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
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John Martin Henni (June 15, 1805 – September 7, 1881) was a Swiss-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1843 until his death in 1881.

Biography

Early life and education

John Henni was born in the village of Misanenga, municipality of Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.^[1] He received his early education in St. Gallen and Lucerne, and was sent to study philosophy and theology in Rome in 1824.^[2] He accepted an invitation from Bishop Edward Fenwick to join the Diocese of Cincinnati in the United States. He arrived at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1829, and then completed his studies at the seminary in Bardstown, Kentucky.^[3]

Priesthood

Henni was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Fenwick on February 2, 1829.^[4] He was assigned to the spiritual care of the German Catholics of Cincinnati, and served as professor of philosophy at The Athenaeum in the same city.^[2] Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to Canton, Ohio and was also charged with several surrounding missions in Northern Ohio.^[2] From 1830 to 1834, Fr. Henni was in charge of St. John's Catholic church in Canton. In 1834, he returned to Cincinnati and was named pastor of Holy Trinity Church as well as vicar general of the diocese.^[1] He founded the Wahrheits-Freund in 1837, the first German Catholic newspaper in the United States, and served as its editor until 1843.^[5]

Henni also organized the St. Aloysius' Orphans Aid Society in the Bond Hill section of Cincinnati.^[3] In May 1843, he accompanied Bishop John Baptist Purcell to the Fifth Provincial Council of Baltimore, where he proposed a seminary for the education of priests to minister among German Catholics.^[3]

Episcopacy

On November 28, 1843, Henni was appointed the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Milwaukee in Wisconsin by Pope Gregory XVI.^[4] He received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 1844 from Bishop Purcell, with Bishops Michael O'Connor and Richard Pius Miles serving as co-consecrators.^[4]

Henni was instrumental in the establishment of Marquette University, which was opened two days before his death.^[6] He also founded the St. Francis Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin out of his residence, and brought various orders of nuns and priests to Milwaukee. The main building at St. Francis Seminary, Henni Hall, is named in his honor and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Because of his work expanding the Catholic presence in Wisconsin (particularly the German-speaking Catholic population), Pope Pius IX created the Roman Catholic Province of Milwaukee on February 12, 1875.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Milwaukee". Catholic Encyclopedia.
^ ^a ^b ^c Clarke, Richard Henry (1888). Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. Vol. III. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Shea, John Gilmary (1886). The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States. New York: Office of Catholic Publications.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Archbishop John Martin Henni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ "Henni, John Martin 1805 – 1881". Wisconsin Historical Society.
^ Index of /about/history
^ Archdiocese of Milwaukee – Former Archbishops: Bishop Henni

External links

Archbishop Henni biography by Archdiocese of Milwaukee
John Martin Henni, 1805 – 1881 at Dictionary of Wisconsin History

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by None	Archbishop of Milwaukee 1843–1881	Succeeded by Michael Heiss

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Archbishops

John Henni

Michael Heiss

Frederick Katzer

Sebastian Gebhard Messmer

Samuel Stritch

Moses E. Kiley

Albert Gregory Meyer

William Edward Cousins

Rembert Weakland

Timothy M. Dolan

Jerome Edward Listecki

Auxiliary
bishops

Joseph Maria Koudelka

Edward Kozłowski

Roman Richard Atkielski

Jeffrey Robert Haines

James Thomas Schuerman

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Basilicas: Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee; Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Hubertus

Parishes: St. John Vianney Church, Brookfield; St. John the Baptist Church, Johnsburg; Gesu Church, Milwaukee; Holy Trinity Church, Milwaukee; Old St. Mary's Church, Milwaukee; St. Adalbert's Church, Milwaukee; St. Hedwig's Church, Milwaukee; St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee; St. Patrick's Church, Milwaukee; Saints Peter and Paul Church, Milwaukee; St. Vincent de Paul Church, Milwaukee; St. Mary's Church, Port Washington; St. Patrick's Church, Racine; St. Joseph's Church, Waukesha

Former: St. John of God Church, Kewaskum; St. Patrick's Church, Adell; St. Augustine Church, Trenton

Chapel: St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Milwaukee

Shrine: Archdiocesan Marian Shrine

Education

Higher education: Alverno College; Marian University; Marquette University; Mount Mary University

Seminaries: Saint Francis de Sales Seminary; Sacred Heart School of Theology

High schools: Burlington Catholic Central High School, Burlington; Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha; Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Milwaukee; Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee; Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay; Marquette University High School, Milwaukee; Messmer High School, Milwaukee; Pius XI High School, Milwaukee; St. Anthony High School, Milwaukee; St. Catherine's High School, Racine; St. Joan Antida High School, Milwaukee; St. Joseph Catholic Academy, Kenosha (previously as St. Joseph High School); St. Lawrence Seminary High School, Mt. Calvary; St. Mary's Springs Academy, Fond du Lac; St. Thomas More High School, Milwaukee

Former: Cardinal Stritch University; St. John's School for the Deaf

Priests

Raphael Michael Fliss

Augustus F. Gearhard

Boleslaus Goral

James Groppi

Hyacinth (Jacek) Gulski

Aloisius Joseph Muench

William Patrick O'Connor

Joseph Perry

Augustine Francis Schinner

Charles Asa Schleck

Paul Francis Tanner

Cemeteries

Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee

Miscellany

Saint Dismas Prison Ministry

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Bishop	Edward Fenwick
Archbishops	John Baptist Purcell William Henry Elder Henry K. Moeller John T. McNicholas Karl Joseph Alter Paul Francis Leibold Joseph Bernardin Daniel Edward Pilarczyk Dennis Marion Schnurr
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains
Parishes	Cincinnati Church of the Annunciation Immaculata Church Old St. Mary's Church St. Aloysius on the Ohio St. Francis De Sales Church Saint Francis Seraph Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Lawrence Church St. Pius X Church St. Rose Church Dayton Holy Cross Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert Church St. Mary's Church Springfield St. Joseph's Church St. Raphael's Church Other Immaculate Conception Church, Botkins St. Aloysius Church, Carthagena Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cassella Immaculate Conception Church, Celina Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw Our Lady of Victory Church, Delhi Township St. Joseph's Church, Egypt Holy Family Church, Frenchtown St. John's Church, Fryburg St. Patrick's Church, Glynwood St. John the Baptist Church, Maria Stein Sacred Heart Church, McCartyville St. Michael's Church, Mechanicsburg St. Augustine's Church, Minster St. Louis Church, North Star St. Nicholas Church, Osgood St. Anthony's Church, Padua St. Remy's Church, Russia St. Henry's Church, St. Henry Holy Rosary Church, St. Marys St. Rose's Church, St. Rose St. Sebastian's Church, Sebastian St. Joseph's Church, Wapakoneta
Former parishes	All Saints Church, Cincinnati Holy Trinity Church, Cincinnati St. Augustine Church, Cincinnati St. George's Church, Cincinnati St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cincinnati St. Paul Church, Cincinnati St. Philomena's Church, Cincinnati St. Patrick's Church, St. Patrick
Shrine	Shrine of the Holy Relics

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Higher education	Chatfield College University of Dayton Edgecliff College Mount St. Joseph University Xavier University
Seminary	Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West
High schools	Cincinnati DePaul Cristo Rey High School Elder High School La Salle High School Mercy McAuley High School Archbishop McNicholas High School Purcell Marian High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy St. Xavier High School Summit Country Day School Ursuline Academy Dayton Carroll High School Chaminade Julienne High School Other Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering Father Stephen T. Badin High School, Hamilton Catholic Central School, Springfield Bishop Fenwick High School, Franklin Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney Moeller High School, Kenwood Mount Notre Dame High School, Reading Royalmont Academy, Mason Roger Bacon High School, St. Bernard St. Rita School for the Deaf, Evendale

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Auxiliary bishops	Sylvester Horton Rosecrans Joseph H. Albers George John Rehring Paul Francis Leibold Edward A. McCarthy Nicholas Elko Daniel Edward Pilarczyk James Henry Garland Carl K. Moeddel Joseph R. Binzer
Priests	John Martin Henni Edward Fitzgerald Clarence George Issenmann Henry Damian Juncker Joshua Maria Young John Baptist Lamy James Frederick Wood John Henry Luers Caspar Henry Borgess Richard Gilmour John Quinlan Augustus Toebbe Joseph Gregory Dwenger Henry Richter Francis Beckman Urban John Vehr Francis Augustine Thill Anthony John King Mussio John Joseph Kaising Robert Daniel Conlon Michael William Warfel Earl K. Fernandes