The Most Reverend Frank H. Greteman, STL, JCL, DD |
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Bishop of Sioux City | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Sioux City |
In office | October 15, 1970 – June 15, 1983 |
Predecessor | Joseph Maximilian Mueller |
Successor | Lawrence Donald Soens |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 8, 1932 |
Consecration | May 26, 1965 by Egidio Vagnozzi |
Personal details | |
Born |
Willey, Iowa |
December 25, 1907
Died | March 21, 1987 Sioux City, Iowa |
(aged 79)
Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux City |
Styles of Frank Henry Greteman |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | none |
Frank Henry Greteman (December 25, 1907 – March 21, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa from 1970 to 1983.
Frank Greteman was born in Willey, Iowa, to Bernard and Mary (née Meissner) Greteman. He graduated from Loras College in 1929 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and continued his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, earning a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1933. He was ordained a priest on December 8, 1932, and then served as a curate at St. Augustine Church in Spokane, Washington until 1935.
He earned a Licentiate of Canon Law from The Catholic University of America in 1937. Returning to Iowa, he was pastor of Assumption Church in Merrill (1937–1941), St. Michael Church in Sioux City (1941–1950), SS. Peter & Paul Church in Carroll (1950–1964), and Holy Spirit Church in Carroll (1964–65). He was named a Domestic Prelate in 1953, and vicar general of the Sioux City Diocese in 1965.