- Frederick Katzer
Frederick Xavier Katzer (
February 7 ,1844 –July 23 ,1903 ) was aRoman Catholic archbishop . Katzer was the third Bishop of Diocese of Green Bay and the thirdArchbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee inWisconsin .Born in
Ebensee inUpper Austria , Katzer immigrated toMinnesota in 1864. He soon moved to Milwaukee where he studied at St. Francis Seminary and was ordained onDecember 21 ,1866 . He joined the seminary faculty and taught a variety of subjects, until transferring to Green Bay in 1875. [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkatzer.html Archbishop Frederick Francis Xavier Katzer [Catholic-Hierarchy ] ]Frederick Katzer was appointed Bishop of Green Bay on
July 13 ,1886 after Bishop Francis Krautbauer's death and served as Bishop until his appointment as the third archbishop of Milwaukee onJanuary 30 ,1891 . [ [http://www.archmil.org/bishops/BishopKatzer.asp Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Former Archbishops: Bishop Katzer ] ] His nomination was opposed by some Irish Catholics, who felt a policy of "Germanization" of the archdiocese set in place by his predecessors should not be continued. This is reflected in the architecture of many of the city's early churches, including the historic Old St. Mary's Church and theCathedral of St. John the Evangelist .During his tenure, Katzer was a strong supporter of Catholic schools. He successfully lobbied for the repeal of the
Bennett Law in 1890, which would have required all public schools to teach in English and was perceived as an attack on immigrants and parochial schools. TheSisters of the Divine Savior also made their home in Milwaukee at the urging of Katzer, during a visit toPope Leo XIII in 1895.Archbishop Frederick Xavier Katzer died in
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin onJuly 23 ,1903 at the age of 59. He is buried in a small cemetery on the grounds of St. Francis Seminary.References
External links
* [http://www.archmil.org/bishops/bishopkatzer.asp Biography at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee]
* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2756 Dictionary of Wisconsin History]
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