Francis Joseph Haas (March 18, 1889 – August 29, 1953) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
[2] On July 18, 1934, Haas travelled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to mediate a work stoppage by delivery truck drivers who belonged to the Teamsters Union.
[8] In 1943, Hass resigned as chair of the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to become the bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
[9] Pope Pius XII appointed him bishop on September 26, 1943, and he was consecrated by Archbishop Amleto Cicognani on November 18, 1943.
[7]He hosted a National Liturgical Conference at the Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium in 1953 Francis Hass died on August 29, 1953, of a heart attack.