James Vann Johnston, Jr.
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The Most Reverend James Vann Johnston, Jr. |
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| Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph | |
| Archdiocese | St. Louis |
| Diocese | Kansas City–Saint Joseph |
| Appointed | September 15, 2015 |
| Installed | November 4, 2015 |
| Predecessor | Robert Finn |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 9, 1990 by Anthony O'Connell |
| Consecration | March 31, 2008 by Raymond Leo Burke, Joseph Edward Kurtz, John Joseph Leibrecht |
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| Born |
October 16, 1959 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Previous post | Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau |
| Motto | Caritas Christi Urget Nos |
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Styles of James Vann Johnston, Jr |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
James Vann Johnston, Jr. (born October 16, 1959) is an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph. He served as the Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau from 2008 to 2015.
James Vann Johnston, Jr. was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to James (an accountant) and Pat (née Huber) Vann Johnston; his grandparents were Baptists. He has four younger siblings: two sisters, Beth and Amy, and one brother, Steve. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America as a child, also being awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. After attending Knoxville Catholic High School, he studied at the University of Tennessee, from where he obtained his degree in electrical engineering in 1982, and then worked for an engineering consulting firm in Houston, Texas, until 1985.
The faith and generosity of his mother and the teachings of Pope John Paul II inspired him to enter the priesthood, and then entered Saint Meinrad School of Theology, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. Johnston was ordained for the Diocese of Knoxville by Bishop Anthony O'Connell on June 9, 1990; he was one of the first two priests ordained for the diocese after its creation.
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