John F. Noll
| John F. Noll | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne | |
| In office | 1925-1956 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1898 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 25, 1875 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Died | July 31, 1956 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Education | St. Lawrence Seminary |
John Francis Noll (January 25, 1875 – July 31, 1956) was a Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne from 1925 until his death in 1956. He was active in national church organizations. In 1912 he founded the weekly newspaper Our Sunday Visitor
Noll was a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and one of nineteen children. John Noll attended St. Lawrence Seminary in Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin from 1888 to 1893. He was ordained a priest in 1898. Father Noll was the pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Huntington, Indiana. His life was notable for four main reasons; he was the founder of the national Catholic weekly newspaper Our Sunday Visitor; Pope Pius XII elevated him to archbishop in 1953, despite the fact that he never headed an archdiocese; he was instrumental in generating support for construction of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C.. In 1912 he founded the weekly newspaper Our Sunday Visitor as his diocesan newspaper. It became widely distributed at many parishes as a supplement or in coordination with the local paper and became the most popular Catholic newsweekly.
As Bishop, he built a preparatory seminary, several high schools, and an orphanage, and reorganize the system of Catholic charities. He was active as an organizer the national level, and chaired the Department of Lay Organizations of the National Catholic Welfare Conference.
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