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Thomas Francis Lillis

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upon the latter's death on February 21, 1913. He delivered the prayer at the second session of the
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of Leavenworth on January 2, 1905. During his tenure, he established several new congregations,
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In 1933, Lillis drafted a resolution signed by his fellow Catholic bishops in an effort to end
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on March 14, 1910. He later succeeded Bishop Hogan as the second
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At the request of the clergy of Missouri, Lillis was named
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On October 24, 1904, Lillis was appointed the second
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in Kansas City from 1888 to 1904. He also served as
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
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LILLIS OF KANSAS CITY, 77" 452: 443: 1331: 799:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 504: 432: 1369:Roman Catholic bishops of Kansas City 1364:Roman Catholic bishops of Leavenworth 1235:University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth 1002: 626: 446:Missouri: The Center State, 1821–1915 405:1928 Republican National Convention 213:immigrants; his mother was born in 13: 1123: 879:Cristo Rey Kansas City High School 751: 416:assistant at the pontifical throne 14: 1390: 903:Saint Pius X Catholic High School 714:Bishops of Kansas City–St. Joseph 1311: 1186:Church of the Assumption, Topeka 981: 814:Sacred Heart Church, Kansas City 39: 1349:People from Lexington, Missouri 444:Stevens, Walter Barlow (1915). 1281:St. Thomas Aquinas High School 1176:St. Benedict's Church, Bendena 1171:St. Patrick's Church, Atchison 494:"Bishop Thomas Francis Lillis" 414:. In 1935 he was appointed an 355:, with Bishops John Hogan and 229:of Kansas City under Governor 1: 1206:St. Mary's Mission, St. Marys 920:Archbishop O'Hara High School 839:Holy Name Church, Kansas City 819:St. Ludger Church, Germantown 425: 275: 196: 180:. He served as bishop of the 98:Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas 191: 7: 1191:St. Joseph's Church, Topeka 300:until 1887, when he became 252:, from where he obtained a 10: 1395: 1201:St. Bridget Church, Axtell 1181:St. Mary's Church, Purcell 873:Bishop LeBlond High School 217:while his father was from 1359:Niagara University alumni 1306: 1290: 1269:Maur Hill – Mount Academy 1214: 1150: 1134: 1121: 1038: 976: 963:Michael Francis McAuliffe 935: 847: 788: 762: 749: 662: 611: 602: 594: 584: 575: 567: 560: 256:degree. He completed his 188:in Missouri (1913–1938). 150: 128: 123: 115: 110: 93: 83: 73: 65: 57: 47: 38: 21: 1245:Bishop Miege High School 1161:Cathedral of Saint Peter 1105:Ignatius Jerome Strecker 953:George Kinzie Fitzsimons 743:James Vann Johnston, Jr. 1379:Catholics from Missouri 1298:John Francis Cunningham 1251:Bishop Ward High School 968:Lawrence James McNamara 804:Cathedral of St. Joseph 780:Joseph Vincent Sullivan 723:Charles Herman Helmsing 708:Charles Hubert Le Blond 357:John Francis Cunningham 1318:Catholicism portal 1263:Immaculata High School 1128: 1101:Edward Joseph Hunkeler 1092:Edward Joseph Hunkeler 1087:George Joseph Donnelly 988:Catholicism portal 943:William Wakefield Baum 926:St. Mary's High School 756: 669:Bishops of Kansas City 562:Catholic Church titles 498:Catholic-Hierarchy.org 322:Diocese of Kansas City 280:At age 24, Lillis was 186:Diocese of Kansas City 182:Diocese of Leavenworth 52:Diocese of Kansas City 1127: 1110:James Patrick Keleher 1082:Paul Clarence Schulte 1072:John Chamberlain Ward 1067:Thomas Francis Lillis 891:Rockhurst High School 755: 698:Maurice Francis Burke 689:Bishops of St. Joseph 678:Thomas Francis Lillis 605:Bishop of Kansas City 588:John Chamberlain Ward 578:Bishop of Leavenworth 547:Catholic Encyclopedia 401:Bishop of Kansas City 334:Bishop of Leavenworth 328:Bishop of Leavenworth 225:contractor and later 178:Roman Catholic Church 170:Thomas Francis Lillis 161:Kansas City, Missouri 33:Thomas Francis Lillis 1142:Marion Francis Forst 909:St. Teresa's Academy 863:Rockhurst University 733:Raymond James Boland 728:John Joseph Sullivan 683:Edwin Vincent O'Hara 615:Edwin Vincent O'Hara 314:St. Patrick's Church 262:St. Benedict College 102:Coadjutor Bishop of 88:Edwin Vincent O'Hara 1225:Benedictine College 1115:Joseph Fred Naumann 738:Robert William Finn 391:of Kansas City and 244:before studying at 227:police commissioner 143:Lexington, Missouri 1257:Hayden High School 1129: 1049:John Baptist Miège 958:Joseph Hubert Hart 916:Former high school 885:Notre Dame de Sion 757: 524:The New York Times 463:Blackmar, Frank W. 344:. He received his 246:Niagara University 231:Meredith Marmaduke 1326: 1325: 1275:St. James Academy 996: 995: 775:Joseph M. Marling 763:Auxiliary bishops 703:Francis Gilfillan 693:John Joseph Hogan 673:John Joseph Hogan 621: 620: 612:Succeeded by 598:John Joseph Hogan 585:Succeeded by 377:parochial schools 290:John Joseph Hogan 167: 166: 154:December 29, 1938 78:John Joseph Hogan 69:December 29, 1938 61:February 21, 1913 28:The Most Reverend 1386: 1316: 1315: 1230:Donnelly College 1221:Higher education 1135:Auxiliary bishop 1077:Francis Johannes 1032: 1023: 1016: 1009: 1000: 999: 986: 985: 948:Francis Johannes 858:Avila University 854:Higher education 829:Conception Abbey 656: 647: 640: 633: 624: 623: 595:Preceded by 568:Preceded by 558: 557: 552: 551: 538: 529: 528: 515: 502: 501: 490: 473: 472: 459: 450: 449: 441: 389:Coadjutor Bishop 254:Bachelor of Arts 242:Lafayette County 221:and worked as a 157: 138: 136: 124:Personal details 43: 19: 18: 16:American prelate 1394: 1393: 1389: 1388: 1387: 1385: 1384: 1383: 1329: 1328: 1327: 1322: 1310: 1302: 1286: 1283:, Overland Park 1210: 1146: 1130: 1119: 1063:Louis Mary Fink 1054:Louis Mary Fink 1034: 1030: 1027: 997: 992: 980: 972: 931: 843: 835:Former parishes 784: 770:John J. 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(1912). 451: 430: 429: 427: 424: 393:Titular Bishop 384: 381: 329: 326: 277: 274: 238:public schools 198: 195: 193: 190: 165: 164: 158:(aged 77) 152: 148: 147: 141: 130: 126: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 108: 107: 95: 91: 90: 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 49: 45: 44: 36: 35: 32: 24:His Excellency 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1391: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1336: 1334: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1308: 1305: 1299: 1296: 1295: 1293: 1289: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1265:, Leavenworth 1264: 1261: 1258: 1255: 1253:, Kansas City 1252: 1249: 1246: 1243: 1240: 1239: 1236: 1233: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1223: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1213: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1196: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1165: 1162: 1159: 1156: 1155: 1153: 1149: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1137: 1133: 1126: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1096: 1093: 1090: 1088: 1085: 1083: 1080: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1062: 1059: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1041: 1037: 1033: 1024: 1019: 1017: 1012: 1010: 1005: 1004: 1001: 989: 984: 979: 978: 975: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 940: 938: 934: 927: 924: 922:, Kansas City 921: 918: 915: 914: 911:, Kansas City 910: 907: 905:, Kansas City 904: 901: 898: 895: 893:, Kansas City 892: 889: 887:, Kansas City 886: 883: 881:, Kansas City 880: 877: 874: 871: 868: 867: 864: 861: 859: 856: 853: 852: 850: 846: 840: 837: 834: 833: 830: 827: 824: 823: 820: 817: 815: 812: 809: 808: 805: 802: 800: 797: 794: 793: 791: 787: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 767: 765: 761: 754: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 713: 712: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 688: 687: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 668: 667: 665: 661: 657: 648: 643: 641: 636: 634: 629: 628: 625: 616: 607: 606: 599: 593: 589: 580: 579: 572: 566: 563: 559: 549: 548: 543: 542:"Leavenworth" 537: 535: 527:. 1938-12-30. 526: 525: 520: 514: 512: 510: 508: 499: 495: 489: 487: 485: 483: 481: 479: 470: 469: 464: 458: 456: 447: 440: 438: 436: 431: 423: 421: 417: 413: 408: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 380: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 347: 343: 339: 335: 325: 323: 319: 318:vicar general 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 273: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 162: 153: 149: 144: 139:March 3, 1861 131: 127: 122: 118: 114: 109: 105: 99: 96: 94:Other post(s) 92: 89: 86: 82: 79: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 53: 50: 46: 42: 37: 29: 25: 20: 1241:High schools 1066: 875:, St. Joseph 869:High schools 677: 603: 576: 545: 522: 497: 467: 445: 420:Pope Pius XI 409: 396: 386: 349:consecration 331: 279: 236:He attended 235: 219:County Clare 200: 169: 168: 156:(1938-12-29) 1344:1938 deaths 1339:1861 births 1098:Archbishops 359:serving as 342:Pope Pius X 298:Shackleford 260:studies at 258:theological 215:County Cork 106:(1910–1913) 104:Kansas City 100:(1905–1910) 74:Predecessor 1333:Categories 1271:, Atchison 1039:Ordinaries 795:Cathedrals 663:Ordinaries 609:1913–1938 582:1905–1910 426:References 288:by Bishop 286:priesthood 276:Priesthood 197:Early life 135:1861-03-03 116:Ordination 66:Term ended 1215:Education 1157:Cathedral 848:Education 718:John Cody 412:lynchings 369:Cathedral 365:installed 363:. 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Index

His Excellency
The Most Reverend

Diocese of Kansas City
John Joseph Hogan
Edwin Vincent O'Hara
Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas
Kansas City
Lexington, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
prelate
Roman Catholic Church
Diocese of Leavenworth
Diocese of Kansas City
Lexington
Missouri
Irish
County Cork
County Clare
railroad
police commissioner
Meredith Marmaduke
public schools
Lafayette County
Niagara University
New York
Bachelor of Arts
theological
St. Benedict College
Atchison

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