Francis August Janssens | |
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Archbishop of New Orleans | |
See | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
Installed | September 16, 1888 |
Term ended | June 9, 1897 |
Predecessor | Francis Xavier Leray |
Successor | Placide Louis Chapelle |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Natchez (1881–1888) |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 21, 1867 |
Consecration | May 1, 1881 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | June 9, 1897 On the steamer Creole on the Atlantic Ocean | (aged 53)
Education | American College at Louvain |
Francis August Anthony Joseph Janssens (October 17, 1843 – June 9, 1897) was a Dutch-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Natchez in Mississippi (1881–1888) and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (1888–1897).