Francis Peter Leipzig
Francis Peter Paul Leipzig (born June 29, 1895 in Chilton , Wisconsin , † January 17, 1981 in Portland , Oregon ) was an American Roman Catholic clergyman. Leipzig was bishop of the Baker diocese from 1950 to 1971 .
Life
Francis Leipzig was born in Chilton, the youngest of four children, only three of whom reached adulthood. His sister Rose died in September 1891, at the age of only 10 months. His father Frank was a native German who immigrated to the United States from Wincheringen in Rhineland-Palatinate .
As a young man, Leipzig first enrolled at the Saint Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee . He later moved to Portland, Oregon with his parents. He entered Mount Angel Abbey in Mt. Angel , Oregon as a seminarian . Then he studied for four years theology at Saint Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park , California .
On April 14, 1920 Leipzig was of Alexander Christie , the bishop of the Diocese of Oregon City for ordained priests . He then became a curate at St. James Church in McMinnville , Oregon, and at Good Shepherd Church in Sheridan , Oregon. In 1921 he was transferred to Portland Cathedral as chaplain. Further stations of his spiritual work were parishes in Corvallis and Eugene .
Pope Pius XII appointed Leipzig Bishop of Baker on July 18, 1950. Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard and his co-consecrators, Bishops Edwin Vincent O'Hara and Edward Joseph Kelly donated him episcopal ordination on September 12, 1950 . Leipzig was then bishop of his diocese for 21 years. Between 1962 and 1965 it took place in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council . He had over 95 churches, schools and hospitals built in his diocese.
On April 26, 1971, Pope Paul VI allowed him to resignation from office. After a year that he still lived in Baker, he moved to Portland in June 1972. Here he spent the last years of his life in a nursing home. He died in January 1981, at the age of 85.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Francis McGrath |
Bishop of Baker 1950–1971 |
Thomas Joseph Connolly |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leipzig, Francis Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leipzig, Francis Peter Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chilton , Wisconsin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th January 1981 |
| Place of death | Portland , Oregon |