John Joseph Kain | |
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| Archbishop of Saint Louis | |
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| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Saint Louis |
| Appointed | February 12, 1875 |
| Predecessor | Peter Richard Kenrick |
| Successor | John J. Glennon |
| Previous posts | Bishop ofWheeling 1875 to 1893 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 7, 1866 by Martin John Spalding |
| Consecration | May 23, 1875 by James Roosevelt Bayley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1841-05-31)May 31, 1841 |
| Died | October 13, 1903(1903-10-13) (aged 62) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Education | St. Charles College St. Mary's College |
| Motto | Pro Deo et patria (For God and country) |
John Joseph Kain (May 31, 1841 – October 13, 1903) was anAmerican Catholic prelate who served asBishop of Wheeling from 1875 to 1893 and as the first American-bornArchbishop of Saint Louis from 1896 to 1903.
Kain was born inMartinsburg in what was then Virginia on May 31, 1841, to Jeremiah and Ellen Kain.[1][2] After graduating fromSt. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland, in 1862, he enrolled atSt. Mary's College in Baltimore, Maryland.[citation needed]
Kain was ordained to the priesthood in Baltimore by ArchbishopMartin John Spalding on July 7, 1866, for the Diocese of Wheeling.[2] After his ordination, Kain was stationed inHarper's Ferry, West Virginia, where he served parishioners in eight West Virginia counties and fourVirginia counties. During his time there, he restored churches in Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg, and rebuilt churches inWinchester, Virginia andBerkeley Springs, West Virginia that had been destroyed during theAmerican Civil War.[3][4][5]
Kain's sister, Mary Josephine Kain, served as aCatholic sister inWheeling, West Virginia. Another sister, Margaret Kain, worked as his housekeeper for most of his career.[6]
Pope Pius IX appointed Kain as bishop of Wheeling on February 12, 1875. He was consecrated at theCathedral of Saint Joseph in Wheeling by ArchbishopJames Bayley on May 23, 1875.[2] During this period, Kain had about 36 priests under his jurisdiction who were ministering to approximately 20,000 Catholics.
In May, 1893,Pope Leo XIII appointed Kain ascoadjutor archbishop of St. Louis to assist ArchbishopPeter Kenrick, and created him as a titulararchbishop the next month. When Kenrick died on June 8, 1895, Kain automatically succeeded him as archbishop.[2]
John Kain died on October 13, 1903, inSt. Agnes' Sanitarium in Baltimore after a long illness. He was 62 years old.[3][2] He was interred inCalvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.[5][7] Kain is the namesake forRosati-Kain High School in St. Louis.[8]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Wheeling 1875–1893 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of St. Louis 1893–1903 | Succeeded by |
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