1. Daniel Kucera served as an Auxiliary Bishop in Joliet, the Bishop of Salina, and as the Archbishop of Dubuque.
16 Facts About Daniel Kucera
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Daniel Kucera's parents were Joseph F and Lillian Kucera.
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Daniel Kucera was educated at St Procopius College in Lisle, Illinois.
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Daniel Kucera took the religious name of Daniel when he professed religious vows June 16,1944, at St Procopius Abbey in the Order of Saint Benedict.
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Daniel Kucera earned a doctorate in education from The Catholic University of America in 1954.
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Daniel Kucera served in various administrative positions at St Procopius College until he was named the college's president.
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Daniel Kucera served as abbot until June 1,1971, when he resigned to become the college's president again.
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Daniel Kucera was consecrated by Bishop Romeo Roy Blanchette of Joliet.
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Daniel Kucera was formally installed in Sacred Heart Cathedral on May 7,1980, by Archbishop Ignatius J Strecker of Kansas City in Kansas.
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Daniel Kucera was installed as archbishop on February 23,1984, at the Five Flags Civic Center in Dubuque.
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Daniel Kucera appointed a woman religious chancellor, and two lay people were named to archdiocesan offices.
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Daniel Kucera had revised guidelines for the Sacrament of Confirmation published in 1986.
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On November 30,1986, Daniel Kucera issued a proclamation announcing the 150th anniversary of the archdiocese's founding.
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Daniel Kucera approved a controversial renovation of St Raphael's Cathedral.
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On May 31,2017, church officials confirmed that Daniel Kucera had died at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque on May 30,2017, at the age of 94.
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Daniel Kucera's funeral was held at St Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque, and he was interred in the cemetery of St Procopius Abbey in Lisle.