Leo Ferdinand Dworschak

Leo Ferdinand Dworschak (April 6, 1900 November 5, 1976) was the fourth Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo, in Fargo, North Dakota.[1]

Born in Independence, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, Dworschak was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 29, 1926, for the Fargo Diocese. On June 22, 1946, Pope Pius XII appointed Dworschak Coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City, in Rapid City, South Dakota and he was consecrated bishop on August 22, 1946.

On April 10, 1947, Pope Pius XII appointed Bishop Dworschak the auxiliary bishop of the Fargo Diocese where he was apostolic administrator, while Bishop Aloisius Joseph Muench was the apostolic visitor in Germany.[2]

On February 23, 1960, Pope John XXIII appointed Bishop Dworschak the fourth bishop of the Fargo Diocese. Bishop Dworschak retired on September 8, 1970, and he died in Fargo on November 5, 1976, aged 76.[3]

References

  1. "Past Bishops - Catholic Diocese of Fargo, ND". Fargodiocese.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. David M. Cheney. "Bishop Leo Ferdinand Dworschak". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Aloisius Joseph Muench
Bishop of Fargo
1960–1970
Succeeded by
Justin Albert Driscoll


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