Jerome Hanus
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His Excellency The Most Reverend Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. S.T.L., M.A., D.D. |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque | |
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| Archdiocese | Dubuque |
| Appointed | August 23, 1994 |
| Installed | October 27, 1994 |
| Term ended | April 8, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Daniel Kucera |
| Successor | Michael Jackels |
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| Ordination | July 30, 1966 by Gerald Thomas Bergan |
| Consecration | August 24, 1987 by John Roach, John Joseph Sullivan, and George Henry Speltz |
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May 26, 1940 Brainard, Nebraska |
| Parents | Leo A. Hanus & Kristine Polak |
| Previous post |
Bishop of Saint Cloud (1987–1994) Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque (1994–1995) |
| Alma mater | Conception Seminary, Pontifical University of St. Anselm |
| Motto | To serve rather than to rule |
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Styles of Jerome George Hanus |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | John Roach |
| Date of consecration | August 24, 1987 |
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Bishops consecrated by Jerome Hanus as principal consecrator
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| R. Walker Nickless | January 20, 2006 |
Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. (born May 26, 1940), is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the ninth Archbishop of Dubuque, serving from October 16, 1995 until April 8, 2013, when Pope Francis named Michael Jackels. A member of the Order of Saint Benedict, he was Abbot of Conception Abbey from 1977 to 1987. He also served as Bishop of Saint Cloud (1987–1994) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque (1994–1995).
He was born George Hanus in Brainard, Nebraska, to Leo A. and Kristine (née Polak) Hanus. The third of eight children, he has three brothers and four sisters. He received his early education at parochial schools in Dwight and Bellwood, and graduated from St. John Vianney Seminary in Elkhorn in 1958.
Hanus joined the Order of Saint Benedict, more commonly known as the Benedictines, at Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri. He made his profession as a Benedictine monk on September 1, 1961, taking the name Jerome. He studied at Conception Seminary College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963. He continued his studies at the Pontifical University of St. Anselm in Rome, receiving a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1967.
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