Francis Frederick Reh
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The Most Reverend Francis Frederick Reh |
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| Bishop emeritus of Saginaw | |
| Diocese | Saginaw |
| In office | December 11, 1968 – April 29, 1980 |
| Predecessor | Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki |
| Successor | Kenneth Edward Untener |
| Other posts | Bishop of Charleston (1962-1964) Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania/Rector of the Pontifical North American College (1964–1968) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 8, 1935 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1962 by Francis Joseph Spellman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 9, 1911 New York City, New York |
| Died | November 14, 1994 (aged 83) Saginaw, Michigan |
Francis Frederick Reh (January 9, 1911 – November 14, 1994) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charleston (1962–64), rector of the Pontifical North American College (1964–68), and Bishop of Saginaw (1968–80).
One of two children, Francis Reh was born in the Bronx, New York, to Gustave A. and Elizabeth (née Hartnagel) Reh. His father worked as a truant officer for the New York City Board of Education. He received his early education at the parochial school of Immaculate Conception Church, and entered Cathedral College at age thirteen. After graduating from Cathedral College in 1930, he attended St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers for two years before continuing his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
Reh was ordained to the priesthood on December 8, 1935. He earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (1936) and a Doctor of Canon Law summa cum laude (1939) from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Upon his return to the United States in 1939, he served as assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of New York and curate at St. Patrick's Cathedral for two years. From 1941 to 1951, he was professor of moral theology and canon law at St. Joseph's Seminary. He also served as defender of the bond and promoter of justice on the archdiocesan tribunal. He became vice-chancellor in 1951.
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