Nicholas Chrysostom Matz
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Nicholas Chrysostom Matz |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Denver |
| In office | July 10, 1889—August 9, 1917 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Projectus Machebeuf |
| Successor | John Henry Tihen |
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| Ordination | May 31, 1874 |
| Consecration | October 28, 1887 by Jean-Baptiste Salpointe |
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| Born |
April 6, 1850 Munster, Lorraine |
| Died | August 9, 1917 (aged 67) Denver, Colorado, United States |
Nicholas Chrysostom Matz (April 6, 1850 – August 9, 1917) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Denver from 1889 until his death in 1917.
Nicholas Matz was born in Munster, Lorraine, to Antoine and Marie-Anne Boul Matz. He began his classical course at the minor seminary of Fénétrange in 1865. In 1868 he and his family came to the United States, where they settled at Cincinnati, Ohio. He then studied for the priesthood at Mount St. Mary's of the West Seminary. He accepted an invitation from Bishop Joseph Projectus Machebeuf in 1869 to join the newly erected Apostolic Vicariate of Colorado. After his arrival in Colorado, Matz was ordained a priest by Bishop Machebeuf on May 31, 1874. He then served as a curate at the cathedral of Denver until 1877, when he became pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Georgetown. He there erected a church, parochial school, and a hospital, which he placed under the care of the Sisters of St. Joseph. He was transferred to St. Anne's Church at Denver in 1885.
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