Bishop Joseph Francis Rummel

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
gptkbp:advocacy Social justice
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:United_States_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:birthDate March 10, 1887
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Saint_Louis_Cemetery_No._3
gptkbp:children nan
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1935
gptkbp:contribution Support for civil rights legislation
gptkbp:deathDate February 26, 1964
gptkbp:diocese gptkb:Archdiocese_of_New_Orleans
gptkbp:education gptkb:Saint_Vincent_College
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First bishop to advocate for desegregation in New Orleans.
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Rummel_High_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Joseph Francis Rummel
gptkbp:impact Community relations
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Promoting harmony among races
gptkbp:influenceOn Catholic_education_in_the_South
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for racial equality
gptkbp:launchDate 1935-01-25
gptkbp:legacy Promoting integration in schools
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Integration of schools in 1960s
gptkbp:notableWork Desegregation_of_Catholic_schools
gptkbp:ordained 1911
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Archbishop_John_William_Shaw
gptkbp:publications Pastoral letters
gptkbp:recognizes Civil Rights Award
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkbp:role Religious leader
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Bishop_of_New_Orleans
gptkbp:spouse nan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Archbishop_Philip_Hannan
gptkbp:termEnd 1964
gptkbp:termStart 1935
gptkbp:title Archbishop