Francis Augustin Henschke (2 January 1892 – 24 February 1968) was an Australian Catholic bishop.
On 2 January 1892, Francis Augustin Henschke was born into a Polish-German family, in Hookina, which is located in the South Australian outback.
Shortly thereafter, he took up a teaching position for the Department of Education in Adelaide, South Australia.
He soon offered himself as a candidate for priesthood to The Reverend John H. Norton, the Bishop of Port Augusta.
He was ordained a priest on 2 June 1917, at the Basilica of St John Lateran, by Cardinal Pompili.
[2] After his ordination, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Priest of Hawker, South Australia, where he stayed for a little over a year.
These were Dean Hartigan of Narrandera, also known as the poet John O'Brien, Dr Harper and Fr L. Hatswell.
Upon his arrival in Wagga, Bishop Henschke was appointed the Parish Priest of Junee, as well as the Vicar-General of the diocese.
Due to the ill health of Bishop Dwyer, Henschke did extensive travel around the diocese.