Joseph Hubert Hart | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Cheyenne |
| Appointed | April 25, 1978 |
| Installed | June 12, 1978 |
| Retired | September 26, 2001 |
| Predecessor | Hubert Newell |
| Successor | David Laurin Ricken |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne and Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia (1976–1978) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1, 1956 by John Cody |
| Consecration | August 31, 1976 by Hubert Newell, Charles Herman Helmsing, and Michael Francis McAuliffe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1931 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2023 (aged 91) |
| Motto | Dominus pars (The lord is a part (of me)) |
| Styles of Joseph Hubert Hart | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Hubert Hart (September 26, 1931 – August 23, 2023) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming from 1978 to 2001 and as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1976 to 1978.
Hart faced several accusations of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Cheyenne, but he was ultimately exonerated by the Vatican and prosecutors in Wyoming declined to press charges. However, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph did settle a lawsuit that named Hart and 12 other individuals for sexual abuse in that diocese. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome reprimanded Hart for his lack of good judgement.