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Heiss, M. (Michael), 1818-1890

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Personal name headingHeiss, M. (Michael), 1818-1890
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Variant(s)Heiss, Michael, 1818-1890
Birth date1818-04-12
Death date1890-03-26
Profession or occupationPriests Theological seminary presidents Bishops
Found inHis The four Gospels examined and vindicated on Catholic principles [MI] 1863: t.p. (M. Heiss; Rector of the Salesianum, near Milwaukee)
New Catholic encyc., 1967: v. 6, p. 998 (Heiss, Michael; b. April 12, 1818; d. March 26, 1890; appointed Bishop of La Crosse in 1868; became Archbishop of Milwaukee in 1881)
Archdiocese of Milwaukee website, viewed Oct. 27, 2016: Former archbishops (Archbishop Michael Heiss; Most Reverend Michael Heiss, D.D., 1881-1890; Born in Pfahldorf, Bavaria, on April 12, 1818, Michael Heiss was ordained on October 18, 1840, in Munich, Germany; He came to Milwaukee as Archbishop Martin Henni's secretary in 1844; served as first rector of Saint Francis Seminary; named the first bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in 1868; he was named coadjutor of Milwaukee on April 9, 1880, and succeeded Archbishop Henni on September 7, 1881; Archbishop Heiss died on March 26, 1890)