Cletus Madsen

Rev. Msgr. Cletus P. Madsen
Born	December 1, 1905 Burlington, Iowa, USA
Died	July 16, 2002 Davenport, Iowa, USA
Resting place	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa
Nationality	American
Education	St. Ambrose College Pontifical North American College St. Cecilia Academy State University of Iowa Eastman School of Music
Known for	Liturgical Renewal Movement in the Catholic Church
Title	Reverend Monsignor
Parent(s)	Mose and Mary (Mennen) Madsen

Cletus Madsen (December 1, 1905 - July 16, 2002) was a 20th-century Catholic priest of the Diocese of Davenport in the US state of Iowa. He was involved the Liturgical Movement in the Catholic Church in the mid-20th century.

Madsen was born in Burlington, Iowa to Mose and Mary (Mennen) Madsen. He was raised in Davenport, Iowa where he was educated at St. Ambrose Academy and received his bachelor’s degree from St. Ambrose College. He studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Davenport Diocese on October 25, 1931 at the German College in Rome by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani. He did graduate studies in music at St. Cecilia Academy in Rome, the State University of Iowa and Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Father Madsen's first assignment in the diocese was as an assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Cathedral. In 1932 he was assigned to the Fine Arts Department at St. Ambrose College. He would eventually become chairman of the department. He served as chaplain at Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport, in addition to his teaching, starting in 1934. In 1935 he began, with other music educators in the diocese, diocesan music festivals. They included 15 to 22 schools, and they continued until 1970.

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