Michael Heiss
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The Most Reverend Michael Heiss |
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| Archbishop of Milwaukee | |
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| See | Milwaukee |
| Installed | September 7, 1881 |
| Term ended | March 26, 1890 |
| Predecessor | John Henni |
| Successor | Frederick Katzer |
| Other posts |
Bishop of La Crosse (1868–80) Coadjutor Archbishop of Milwaukee (1880–81) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 18, 1840 |
| Consecration | September 6, 1868 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 12, 1818 Pfahldorf, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | March 26, 1890 (aged 71) La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
Michael Heiss (April 12, 1818 – March 26, 1890) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse (1868–80) and the second Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (1881–90).
Michael Heiss was born in Pfahldorf, Bavaria (part of present-day Kipfenberg), to Joseph and Gertrude (née Frei) Heiss. He received Confirmation when he was only two years old because his parents feared they would be without a bishop for a prolonged period of time due to tension between church and state. He entered a Latin school at age 9, and later graduated from the gymnasium of Neuburg in 1835.
Heiss then entered the University of Munich, where he originally studied law but switched to theology after deciding to join the priesthood. He completed his studies at the ecclesiastical seminary in Eichstätt.
He was ordained a priest by Bishop Karl-August von Reisach on October 18, 1840. Because, at age 22, he was younger than the age requirement for ordination, he was granted a dispensation by Pope Gregory XVI.
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