Bishop Francis Henschke

Title:

Bishop

First Name:

Francis

Middle Names:

Augustin

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Henschke

Order:

Date of Birth:

02-Jan-1892

Place of Birth:

SA

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

02-Jun-1917

Place of Ordination:

Rome

Country of Ordination:

Italy

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide, Rome, Italy

Date of Death:

24-Feb-1968

Place of Death:

Wagga Wagga NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1968

Place of Burial:

St. Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/280323105

Appointments Table

Diocese
Place
Role
Start Day
Start Month
Start Year
End Day
End Month
End Year
Source
Port Pirie Hawker19181919Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants
Port Pirie Jamestown19201937Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants
Port Pirie JamestownVicar General1936Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants
Wagga Wagga Wagga BaggaBishop1937Feb1968Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants
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0 of 0

Episcopal Ordinations Table

Diocese
Day
Month
Year
Place
Country
Wagga Wagga 15Aug1937Peterborough SAAustralia
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Biographical Notes

Fr Frank Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants: Recalling the Spirit of the Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Port Augusta and Port Pirie 1888-2008, 2008:
Henschle, Francis Augustus

Born: 2/1/1892. His family lived at Hookina.
Studied at Mt Mellery, Ireland, and Propaganda College, Rome, Italy.
Ordained: 2/6/1917 in Rome.
Diocesan Consulter 1930. Vicar General 1936. Worked in Hawker 1918-1919; Jamestown 1920-37.
Ordained Bishop: 15/8/1937 at Peterborough for Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Died: 24/2/1968 in Wagga Wagga, NSW.

(Reproduced with the approval of Sister Mary Cresp RSM)