Augustus John Schwertner

Augustus John Schwertner (December 23, 1870 – October 2, 1939) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wichita from 1921 until his death in 1939.

One of eight children, Augustus Schwertner was born in Canton, Ohio, to Anton and Christina (née Richart) Schwertner. After attending parochial school and high school in Canton, he studied at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Ignatius Frederick Horstmann on June 12, 1897. He then served as a curate at St. Columba Church in Youngstown for three months, when he became pastor of St. Anthony Church in Milan. He was pastor of St. Mary Church in Rockport (1903–1907) and of St. John Church in Lima (1907–1913). He was named chancellor of the Diocese of Toledo in 1913, and a Domestic Prelate in 1916.

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