Louis Mary Fink
Louis Mary Fink OSB (born July 12, 1834 in Triftersberg , Roding , † March 17, 1904 ) was Bishop of Leavenworth .
Life
Michael Fink from Triftersberg in Roding emigrated to America at the age of 18. He entered the Benedictine order and took the religious name Louis Mary. He made his profession on January 6, 1854 . On 28 May 1857 he received from Joshua Maria Young , the priesthood . In 1860 he became prior of St. Joseph's Convent in Chicago . In 1868 he took over the management of the Benedictine convent and college in Atchison (Kansas) , where one of the main buildings was named after him. On June 11, 1871 he received on behalf of Pope Pius IX. by Thomas Patrick Roger Foley , the episcopal ordination , co-consecrators were the bishops John Baptist Miège and Joseph Melcher , Bishop of Green Bay ( Wisconsin ). From 1871 to 1874 he was coadjutor and then until 1877 Vicar Apostolic of Kansas . In addition, he was titular bishop of Eucarpia from 1871 to 1877 . He was Bishop of Leavenworth from 1877 to 1904.
Web links
- Entry on Louis Mary Fink on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Article Diocese of Leavenworth with information on Bishop Fink's ministry ( Catholic Encyclopedia )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bishop Fink Hall ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Matthias Weber: In the footsteps of Bishop Fink Mittelbayerische Zeitung , August 7, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fink, Louis Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fink, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Leavenworth |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roding |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1904 |