John Neumann
Deceased Person
1811 – 1860
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Who was John Neumann?
John Nepomucene Neumann, C.Ss.R., was a native of Bohemia who emigrated to the United States, where he became a Catholic priest, Redemptorist and the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. He is the first American bishop to be canonized. While Bishop of Philadelphia, Neumann founded the first Catholic diocesan school system in the United States.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1811
Prachatice - Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Charles University in Prague
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Jan 5, 1860
Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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