Daniel Kucera

Daniel William Kucera, OSB (Czech pronunciation [kuˈtsera]; May 7, 1923 – May 30, 2017) was a bishop of the Catholic Church.

[4] On March 5, 1980, Pope John Paul II appointed Kucera as the eighth bishop of Salina, in the state of Kansas.

Marymount College in Salina became a diocesan institution after the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia decided they were no longer able to continue ownership.

On December 20, 1983, Pope John Paul II appointed Kucera as the tenth bishop and eighth archbishop of Dubuque.

This was accomplished by reorganizing or creating archdiocesan boards, and established the first Archbishop's Cabinet to coordinate the running of the archdiocese.

Kucera appointed a woman religious chancellor, and two lay people were named to archdiocesan offices.

On October 16, 1995, Pope John Paul II accepted Kucera's resignation, and he was named archbishop emeritus.