George Henry Speltz
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Most Reverend George Henry Speltz |
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| Bishop of St. Cloud | |
| See | St. Cloud |
| Installed | January 31, 1968 |
| Term ended | January 13, 1987 |
| Predecessor | Peter William Bartholome |
| Successor | Jerome Hanus |
| Other posts |
Auxiliary Bishop of Winona (1963–66) Coadjutor Bishop of St. Cloud (1966–68) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 2, 1940 |
| Consecration | March 25, 1963 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 29, 1912 Altura, Minnesota |
| Died | February 1, 2004 (aged 91) St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
George Henry Speltz (May 29, 1912 – February 1, 2004) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Winona (1963–66) and Bishop of St. Cloud (1968–87).
George Speltz was born in Altura, Minnesota, one of seven children of Henry and Josephine (née Jung) Speltz. He attended Holy Trinity High School in Rollingstone, and then studied at St. Mary's College in Winona, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1932. He continued his studies at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul.
Speltz was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Francis Kelly on June 2, 1940. He then served as assistant pastor of St. John's Church and superintendent of Loretto High School in Caledonia until 1941. In 1944, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in economics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His thesis was entitled: "Decentralization and the Social Obligations of the Land".
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