John L. Zaplotnik collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: IHRC2894

Staff Only

Abstract

Papers (n.d.) of Rev. John L. Zaplotnik, a Catholic priest, comprise publications and maps, reflecting his missionary work among Slovene Americans. He used the material in his own research and writings.

Dates

Creation: 1910-1970

Language of Materials

English and Slovenian

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

Rev. John L. Zaplotnik (1883-1978), a Catholic priest and missionary among Slovene Americans, came to the United States in 1902, studied theology and philosophy at the seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained in 1908 by Archbishop John Ireland. Father Zaplotnik served parishes in Nebraska and Wyoming. In the 1920s, he received a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He wrote biographies of Slovenian priests in the United States and a biography of the missionary Janez Cebul, as well as a book on canon law. Rev. Zaplotnik was also a founder, in 1917, of the St. Peter and Paul Parish in Omaha, Nebraska.