Joseph Gabriel Pinten was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior

Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior is in northern Wisconsin. It comprises the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn in Wisconsin, with an area of...

, in Superior, Wisconsin

Superior, Wisconsin

Superior is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,960 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.Superior is at the western...

 and the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids

Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan, in the United States. It comprises 102 churches in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola counties in Michigan. The diocese was created on...

, in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...

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Joseph Pinten was born in Rockland, Michigan

Rockland Township, Michigan

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 and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood, on November 1, 1890, for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

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, now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette

Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette is a suffragan diocese of the Roman rite, encompassing all of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Detroit. It encompasses an area of 16,281 square miles .Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette,...

, in Rome, Italy.

On November 30, 1921, Pope Benedict XV

Pope Benedict XV

Pope Benedict XV , born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, reigned as Pope from 3 September 1914 to 22 January 1922...

 appointed Pinten bishop of the Superior Diocese, and he was ordained bishop on May 3, 1922. On June 25, 1926, Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI

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 appointed him bishop of the Grand Rapids Diocese. On November 1, 1940, Bishop Pinten retired, and later died in Marquette, Michigan

Marquette, Michigan

Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...

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