Francis Beckman
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Most Reverend Francis J. L. Beckman, STD |
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| Archbishop of Dubuque | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Dubuque |
| In office | January 17, 1930 – November 11, 1946 |
| Predecessor | James John Keane |
| Successor | Henry Rohlman |
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| Ordination | June 20, 1902 |
| Consecration | May 1, 1924 by Henry K. Moeller |
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October 25, 1875 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | October 17, 1948 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois |
| Previous post | Bishop of Lincoln |
| Ordination history of Francis Beckman | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Henry Moeller |
| Date of consecration | May 1, 1924 |
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Bishops consecrated by Francis Beckman as principal consecrator
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| Louis Benedict Kucera | October 28, 1930 |
Francis Joseph Beckman (October 25, 1875 – October 17, 1948) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lincoln (1924–30) and as Archbishop of Dubuque (1930–46).
Francis Beckman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Francis and Elizabeth (née Fenker) Beckman. He studied at St. Gregory's Preparatory Seminary and Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Cincinnati, at the University of Louvain in Belgium, and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 20, 1902. Following his ordination, he received a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (1907) and later a Doctor of Sacred Theology (1908) from the Gregorian.
After his return to Cincinnati, Beckman joined the faculty of Mount St. Mary's Seminary, where he served as professor of philosophy and dogmatic theology (1908–12). He was rector of Mount St. Mary's from 1912 to 1924. He also served as Censor Librorum and a consultor for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
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