He opened the new Kenrick Seminary in 1915, followed by the minor seminary in Shrewsbury. Louis could no longer accommodate its growing congregation, Glennon quickly began raising funds for a new cathedral, the cornerstone of which was later laid on October 18, 1908. Louis upon the latter's death on October 13 of that year. He succeeded Archbishop Kain as the third Archbishop of St.
Glennon was later named Coadjutor Archbishop of St. At age 34, he became one of the youngest bishops in the world. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Archbishop John Joseph Kain, with Bishops Maurice Francis Burke and John Joseph Hennessy serving as co-consecrators.
On March 14, 1896, Glennon was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City and Titular Bishop of Pinara by Pope Leo XIII. He was later made vicar general (1892) and apostolic administrator (1894) for the diocese. Upon his return to Kansas City, Glennon became rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Patrick's Church in Kansas City and, briefly returning to Europe, furthered his studies at the University of Bonn in Germany. Glennon, after arriving in Missouri in 1883, was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Hogan on December 20, 1884. He accepted an invitation from Bishop John Joseph Hogan in 1882 to join the newly erected Diocese of Kansas City in the United States. Finian's College, he entered All Hallows College near Dublin in 1878. John Glennon was born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland, to Matthew and Catherine (née Rafferty) Glennon.
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