John Joseph Kaising (March 3, 1936 – January 17, 2007) was an American
Roman Catholic
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Bishop who served the Archdiocese for the Military Services. He was a Priest for 44 years and a Bishop for 6.7 years.
Biography
Born in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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, on March 3, 1936, Kaising graduated from
Elder High School
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. He was ordained to the priesthood for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Kaising became a priest at age 26 on 22 December 1962. In the late '60s he taught religion at
Alter High School in
Kettering, Ohio
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and in 1969 the death in Vietnam of an Alter graduate he had taught moved him to enter service as a military chaplain. He served as an active duty chaplain from 1969 to 1998, retiring as a full
Colonel
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On February 21, 2000, he was named auxiliary bishop for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services and Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia.
Bishop John Kaising
/ref> On April 11, 2000, he received his consecration. On January 13, 2007, he died in his Washington DC home at age 70.
Kaising has received Legion of Merit
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with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star
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with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal
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Criteria
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, Army Commendation Medal, and Army Achievement Medal.
See also
References
External links
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
official website
GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Official Webpage
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1936 births
2007 deaths
Religious leaders from Cincinnati
21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
American military chaplains
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Chaplains
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Military personnel from Cincinnati
Elder High School alumni
20th-century American Roman Catholic priests
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