Michael Heiss
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Michael Heiss (April 12, 1818 – March 26, 1890) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse and the second Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Born in Pfahldorf, Germany, he was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on October 18, 1840. Father Heiss was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse on March 3, 1868, and was ordained a bishop on September 6, 1868. On March 14, 1880, Bishop Heiss was appointed coadjutor Archbishop of Milwaukee. On September 7, 1881, he succeeded Archbishop John Henni on his death as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Archbishop Heiss died in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was buried in St. Francis, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, in a chapel at St. Francis Seminary.
[edit] References
- Ludwig, Sister M. Mileta, Right Hand Uplifted: A Biography of Archbishop Michael Heiss, Franciscan Sisters of Pertual Adoration, 1968.
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Bishop of La Crosse 1868–1880 |
Succeeded by Kilan Caspar Flasch |
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