the Archbishop's throne. On January 15, 1941, the Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of the Bahama Islands, with Kevenhoerster becoming its first Vicar Apostolic. He spent a total of twenty years in the Bahamas and, during his tenure, the islands' Catholic population rose from 3,200 (1929) to 13,054 (1954). He also established several convents and a congregation of nuns, founded St. Augustine's Monastery and College in Nassau, and encouraged the creation of Boy Scouts and Clubs in churches. In June 1946, he was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne by Pope Pius XII on the occasion of the golden jubilee of his priestly ordination. Kevenhoerster experienced fragile health and suffered several strokes in his final years. He died in Nassau at age 80. References 1869 births 1949 deaths German emigrants to the United States Clergy from Minneapolis German Benedictines Benedictine bishops Roman Catholic bishops in the Bahamas 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Caribbean German expatriate bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Nassau 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests