Joseph Fred Naumann

Styles of Joseph Fred Naumann


Reference style	The Right Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

Joseph Fred Naumann (born June 4, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the fourth and current Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas.

[edit] Biography

Joseph Naumann was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Fred and Louise (née Lukens) Naumann. He graduated from St. Louis Preparatory Seminary South in 1967 and from Cardinal Glennon College in 1971. After acting as a transitional deacon in Florissant and completing his theological studies at Kenrick Seminary in 1975, Naumann was ordained to the priesthood on May 24 of that same year, for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

He then served as an associate pastor of St. Dominic Savio Parish in Affton until 1979, and of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in St. Louis until 1984. From 1984 to 1989, Naumann was a part-time associate pastor at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in St. Louis, whilst working as Coordinator of the Archdiocesan Pro-Life Committee as well until 1995. He was later pastor of Ascension Parish in Normandy (1989-1994) and vicar general of the archdiocese (1994-2003).

On July 8, 1997, Naumann was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 3 from Archbishop Justin Rigali, with Bishops Edward O'Donnell and Edward Braxton serving as co-consecrators.

Naumann, after becoming Apostolic Administrator of St. Louis in October 2003, was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas on January 7, 2004, serving under Archbishop James Keleher. He later succeeded Keleher as Archbishop of Kansas City upon the latter’s resignation on January 15, 2005.

The Archbishop sits on the Committees on Pro-Life and on Marriage and Family Life within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Board of Trustees. He is also Chairman of the Kansas Catholic Conference.

Preceded by James Patrick Keleher	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas 2005–present	Succeeded by incumbent