Catholic priest, archbishop, b. Ebensee, Austria. He studied at Gmunden and Linz in Austria, and in 1864 migrated to the U.S. He continued his studies at St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, was ordained in the priesthood in 1866, and taught mathematics and dogmatic theology at St. Francis Seminary (1866-1875). In 1875 he was appointed secretary to Bishop Krautbauer (q.v.), accompanied him to Green Bay, and after Krautbauer's death (1885) was elected to succeed him as Bishop of Green Bay. He served in this capacity (1886-1890), and in 1889 and 1890 was one of the leaders in the campaign waged by parochial Ieaders for repeal of the Bennett Law. In 1890 he was appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee, assumed his duties in 1891, and held this position until his death. He was the author of Der Kampf der Gegenwart (The Combat of the Protestant Age) (1873), a drama dealing with social questions and eulogizing the Jesuits. Dict. Amer. Biog.; Cath. Hist. Rev., 31; C. J. Barry, Cath. Church and German Americans (Milwaukee [1953]); B. J. Blied, Three Arch-bishops of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, 1955).Learn More
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