Caspar Henry Borgess | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Detroit | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Detroit |
Appointed | December 30, 1871 |
Term ended | April 16, 1887 |
Predecessor | Frederick Rese |
Successor | John Samuel Foley |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Phacusa (1888-1890) Coadjutor Bishop of Detroit (1870-1871) Titular Bishop of Calydon (1870-1871) |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 8, 1848 by Richard Vincent Whelan |
Consecration | April 24, 1870 by Sylvester Horton Rosecrans |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | May 3, 1890 Kalamazoo, Michigan | (aged 63)
Caspar Henry Borgess (August 1, 1826 – May 3, 1890) was a German-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the second Bishop of Detroit, serving from 1871 to 1887.