John Luers


John Henry Luers
Bishop of Fort Wayne
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Fort Wayne
In officeJanuary 10, 1858 to
June 29, 1871
SuccessorJoseph Gregory Dwenger
Orders
OrdinationNovember 11, 1846
Consecrationby James Whitfield
Personal details
Born(1819-09-29)September 29, 1819
DiedJune 29, 1871(1871-06-29) (aged 51)
Cleveland, Ohio, US
NationalityGerman
EducationAthenaeum of Ohio
Styles of
John Henry Luers
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable

John Henry Luers (September 29, 1819 – June 29, 1871) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Fort Wayne in Indiana from 1858 until his death in 1871.