John Hubert Peschges
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John Hubert Peschges was the second Roman Catholic Bishop
of Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
in Crookston, Minnesota
.
Born in West Newton, Minnesota
, Peschges was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona
on April 15, 1905. On August 30, 1938, Pope Pius XI
appointed Peschges Bishop of the Crookston Diocese, and he was ordained bishop on November 9, 1938; he died while he was still bishop.
John Hubert Peschges succeeded Timothy Corbett on November 16, 1938, after Corbett resigned on August 6, 1938. Peschges established the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, religious courses for rural youth, and multiple organizations for agricultural development before he died on October 30, 1944.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It covers the northwest section of Minnesota.The bishops of the diocese are:*Timothy J...
in Crookston, Minnesota
Crookston, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,192 people, 3,078 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,658.8 people per square mile . There were 3,382 housing units at an average density of 684.8 per square mile...
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Born in West Newton, Minnesota
West Newton, Minnesota
West Newton is an abandoned townsite on the Minnesota River in West Newton Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States.-History:West Newton was named in part to honor James Newton, an early settler who emigrated from Kentucky, and partly to honor the steamboat West Newton, which was built...
, Peschges was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona
Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona
The Diocese of Winona is the Roman Catholic diocese which ministers to the people of southern Minnesota. The diocese includes Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Rock, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonowan,...
on April 15, 1905. On August 30, 1938, Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was Pope from 6 February 1922, and sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929 until his death on 10 February 1939...
appointed Peschges Bishop of the Crookston Diocese, and he was ordained bishop on November 9, 1938; he died while he was still bishop.
John Hubert Peschges succeeded Timothy Corbett on November 16, 1938, after Corbett resigned on August 6, 1938. Peschges established the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, religious courses for rural youth, and multiple organizations for agricultural development before he died on October 30, 1944.