Joseph Melcher
Joseph Melcher (March 19, 1806 – December 20, 1873) was an Austrian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1]
Joseph Melcher | |
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Bishop of Green Bay | |
In office | 1868-1873 |
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Ordination | March 27, 1830 |
Consecration | July 12, 1868 |
Personal details | |
Born | Vienna, Austria | March 19, 1806
Died | December 20, 1873 67) Green Bay, Wisconsin | (aged
Nationality | Austrian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography
Born in Vienna, Austria, he was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on March 27, 1830 for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
On March 3, 1868, Pope Pius IX appointed him the first Bishop of the Green Bay Diocese and he was consecrated bishop on July 12, 1868.[2]
Bishop Melcher died in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[3] Four years after his death, his remains were reported to be incorrupt.[4]
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See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
Notes
- "Bishop Joseph Melcher". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- "Bishop of Green Bay". The Daily Milwaukee News. July 16, 1868. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Bishop Melcher". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. December 22, 1877. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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Preceded by None |
Bishop of Green Bay 1868 – 1873 |
Succeeded by Francis Xavier Krautbauer |
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