Paul Peter Rhode | |
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| Bishop of Green Bay titular bishop of Barca | |
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| Native name | Paweł Pioter Rhode |
| Diocese | Diocese of Green Bay |
| In office | 1915–1945 |
| Predecessor | Joseph John Fox |
| Successor | Stanislaus Vincent Bona |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (1908–1915) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 17, 1894 by Frederick Katzer |
| Consecration | July 29, 1908 by James Edward Quigley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1871 |
| Died | March 3, 1945 (aged 73) Mercy Hospital, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA |
| Education | St. Mary's College St. Ignatius College Saint Francis Seminary |
| 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "First Polish Bishop in America". Dziennik Chicagoski. No. June 10, 1908.