Joseph M. Breitenbeck

The Most Reverend

Joseph M. Breitenbeck
Bishop of Grand Rapids
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Grand Rapids
In officeOctober 15, 1969 to
June 24, 1989
PredecessorAllen James Babcock
SuccessorRobert John Rose
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
1965 to 1969
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1942
by Edward Mooney
ConsecrationDecember 20, 1965
by John Dearden
Personal details
Born(1914-08-03)August 3, 1914
DiedMarch 12, 2005(2005-03-12) (aged 90)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
BuriedResurrection Cemetery, Wyoming, US
EducationUniversity of Detroit
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Pontifical Gregorian University
Catholic University of America

Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck (August 3, 1914 – March 12, 2005) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1969 to 1989, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1965 to 1969.