His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Hubert Hart |
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Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Denver |
Diocese | Cheyenne |
Appointed | April 25, 1978 |
Installed | June 12, 1978 |
Term ended | September 26, 2001 |
Predecessor | Hubert Newell |
Successor | David Laurin Ricken |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 1, 1956 by John Cody |
Consecration | August 31, 1976 by Hubert Newell, Charles Herman Helmsing, and Michael Francis McAuliffe |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kansas City, Missouri |
September 26, 1931
Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne (1976–1978) |
Motto | Dominus pars |
Styles of Joseph Hubert Hart |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Hubert Hart (born September 26, 1931) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Cheyenne from 1978 to 2001.
Hart was born to Hubert and Kathryn (née Muser) Hart in Kansas City, Missouri. His brother James was a priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, and his sister Rosemary was human resources director for the Environmental Protection Agency. He attended St. Peter's Grade School (1936–1944) and Bishop Hogan High School (1944–1948) before studying at Rockhurst College and St. Meinrad Seminary.
Hart was ordained a priest by Bishop John Cody on May 1, 1956. He then served as assistant pastor at Guardian Angels Parish (1956–1962) and at Visitation Parish (1962–1966). He was vice-chancellor of the Kansas City Diocese from 1964 to 1969, during which time he also assisted at St. Therese Parish (1966–1968) and St. James Parish (1968–1969). From 1969 to 1976, he was pastor of St. John Francis Regis Parish. He also taught as Bishop Lillis High School, Loretto Academy, and St. Pius X High School.