John Hennessy (bishop)
John Hennessy, DD | |
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| Archbishop of Dubuque | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | April 24, 1866 |
| Term ended | March 4, 1900 |
| Predecessor | Clement Smyth |
| Successor | John Joseph Keane |
| Previous post | Bishop of Dubuque |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 1, 1850 by Peter Richard Kenrick |
| Consecration | September 30, 1866 by Peter Richard Kenrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1825 |
| Died | March 4, 1900 (aged 74) |
| Motto | Messis multa (Many harvests) |
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John Hennessy (August 20, 1825 – March 4, 1900) was a 19th-century Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop and then as the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1866 to 1900.