Paul Peter Rhode


Paul Peter Rhode
Bishop of Green Bay
titular bishop of Barca
Native name
Paweł Pioter Rhode
DioceseDiocese of Green Bay
In office1915–1945
PredecessorJoseph John Fox
SuccessorStanislaus Vincent Bona
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (1908–1915)
Orders
OrdinationJune 17, 1894
by Frederick Katzer
ConsecrationJuly 29, 1908
by James Edward Quigley
Personal details
Born(1871-09-18)September 18, 1871
DiedMarch 3, 1945(1945-03-03) (aged 73)
Mercy Hospital, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
EducationSt. Mary's College
St. Ignatius College
Saint Francis Seminary
Coat of armsPaul Peter Rhode's coat of arms

Paul Peter Rhode (Kashubian: Paweł Pioter Rhode; September 18, 1871 – March 3, 1945) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1915 until his death in 1945.

Rhode was the first Pole and Kashubian to be elevated to an American bishopric.[1][2]

  1. ^ Holli, Melvin G.; Jones, Peter d'Alroy (1995). Ethnic Chicago : a multicultural portrait (4. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. p. 186. ISBN 9780802870537.
  2. ^ "First Polish Bishop in America". Dziennik Chicagoski. No. June 10, 1908.