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History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque


ESTABLISHED: July 28, 1837. Created an Archdiocese June 15, 1893.

Square miles: 17,403
Corporate Title: The Archdiocese of Dubuque


Comprises that part of the State of Iowa north of counties of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar and Clinton and east of the counties of Kossuth, Humboldt, Webster and Boone.


The Most Rev. Jerome Hanus, OSB, S.T.L., Archbishop of Dubuque
Ordained priest July 30, 1966; appointed Bishop of St. Cloud, MN, July 6, 1987; Ordained and installed Bishop August 24, 1987; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque August 23, 1994; welcomed October 27, 1994; succeeded to the See October 16, 1995. P.O. Box 479, Dubuque, IA 52004-0479.


The Most Rev. Daniel W. Kucera, OSB, Ph.D., Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque
Ordained priest May 26, 1949; appointed Titular Bishop of Natchez and Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, June 6, 1977. Ordained Bishop July 21, 1977; appointed Bishop of Salina, Kansas, March 11, 1980; installed May 7, 1980; appointed Archbishop of Dubuque December 20, 1983; installed February 23, 1984. Retired October 16, 1995. Residence: Villa Raphael, 1155 Mt. Loretta Avenue, Dubuque 52003.


FORMER BISHOPS/ARCHBISHOPS
Most Rev. Mathias Loras, D.D., named first Bishop of Dubuque July 28, 1837; ordained Dec. 10, 1837; died Feb. 19, 1858. — Most Rev. Clement Smyth, OCSO, D.D., named Coadjutor Bishop of Dubuque Jan. 9, 1857; ordained May 3, 1857; succeeded Feb. 19, 1858; died Sep. 22, 1865. — Most Rev. John Hennessy, D.D., named Bishop of Dubuque Apr. 24, 1866; ordained Sep. 30, 1866; promoted to Archbishop of Dubuque June 16, 1893; died Mar. 4, 1900. — Most Rev. John J. Keane, D.D., ordained Bishop of Richmond Aug. 25, 1878; elevated to Titular Archbishop Jan 29, 1897; Archbishop of Dubuque July 24, 1900; resigned Apr. 3, 1911; died June 22, 1918. — Most Rev. James J. Keane, D.D., ordained Bishop of Cheyenne Oct. 28, 1902; Archbishop of Dubuque Aug. 11, 1911; died Aug. 2, 1929. — Most Rev. Francis J.L. Beckman, S.T.D., ordained Bishop of Lincoln May 1, 1924; Archbishop of Dubuque, Jan 17, 1930; resigned Nov. 11, 1946; died Oct. 17, 1948. — Most Rev. Henry P. Rohlman, D.D., ordained Bishop of Davenport July 25, 1927; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque and Apostolic Administrator June 15, 1944; installed Sep. 12, 1944; succeeded Nov. 11, 1946; resigned Dec. 2, 1954; died Sep 13, 1957. — Most Rev. Leo Binz, D.D., ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Winona Dec. 21, 1942; Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque Oct. 15, 1949; succeeded Dec. 2, 1954; appointed Archbishop of Saint Paul, Dec. 16, 1961; died Oct. 9, 1979. — Most Rev. James J. Byrne, S.T.D., appointed Titular Bishop of Etenna and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul, May 10, 1947; ordained Bishop July 2, 1947; transferred to Boise, Idaho, June 16, 1956; appointed Archbishop of Dubuque March 19, 1962; retired August 23, 1983, named Apostolic Administrator; died August 2, 1996.