Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel

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Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New Orleans and was noted for his leadership in desegregating Catholic schools in the mid-20th century.

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Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel canonical 1

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instanceOf Catholic prelate ⓘ
Roman Catholic archbishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
advocated equal treatment of Black Catholics ⓘ
birthCountry Germany ⓘ
birthPlace Steinmauern, Grand Duchy of Baden ⓘ
burialPlace St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans ⓘ
linked to: St. Louis Cathedral
consecratedAsBishop 1928 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathPlace New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
diocese Archdiocese of New Orleans ⓘ
Archdiocese of New York ⓘ
Diocese of Omaha ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
familyName Rummel ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Rummel
fieldOfWork civil rights within the Church ⓘ
education administration ⓘ
pastoral ministry ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
honoredBy naming of Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, Louisiana ⓘ
immigratedTo United States of America ⓘ
implementedPolicy gradual desegregation of Catholic schools ⓘ
knownFor ordering desegregation of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans ⓘ
pastoral letter condemning racism as morally wrong ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
German ⓘ
memberOf Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
middleName Francis ⓘ
notableFor civil rights advocacy ⓘ
desegregation of Catholic schools in New Orleans ⓘ
occupation Catholic bishop ⓘ
archbishop ⓘ
officeEnd Archbishop of New Orleans in 1964 ⓘ
Bishop of Omaha in 1935 ⓘ
officeStart Archbishop of New Orleans in 1935 ⓘ
Bishop of Omaha in 1928 ⓘ
opposed racial segregation ⓘ
ordainedPriest 1899 ⓘ
partOf Catholic hierarchy in the United States ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of New Orleans ⓘ
Auxiliary Bishop of New York ⓘ
Bishop of Omaha ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
supported African American civil rights ⓘ
racial integration ⓘ
tookAction excommunicated prominent segregationist Catholics who opposed school integration ⓘ

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Archbishop Rummel High School → namedAfter → Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel ⓘ