1. Cletus Madsen was a 20th-century Catholic priest of the Diocese of Davenport in the US state of Iowa.
20 Facts About Cletus Madsen
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Cletus Madsen was involved the Liturgical Movement in the Catholic Church in the mid-20th century.
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Cletus Madsen was raised in Davenport, Iowa where he was educated at St Ambrose Academy and received his bachelor's degree from St Ambrose College.
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Cletus Madsen studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
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Cletus Madsen was ordained a priest for the Davenport Diocese on October 25,1931 at the German College in Rome by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani.
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Cletus Madsen did graduate studies in music at St Cecilia Academy in Rome, the State University of Iowa and Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
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Cletus Madsen served as chaplain at Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport, in addition to his teaching, starting in 1934.
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In 1950, Cletus Madsen began to write a column on liturgical renewal in The Catholic Messenger, the diocesan newspaper which had a national edition.
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Cletus Madsen encouraged the establishment of boys' choirs, teaching chant to the students in Catholic schools and colleges, teachers and religious.
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Cletus Madsen sent out a questionnaire to 148 pastors in the diocese, based on materials prepared by the National Catholic Music Education Association.
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Full liturgical participation was the goal of Cletus Madsen's in organizing the Davenport Diocesan Priests' Choir.
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Cletus Madsen was chair of the Liturgical Department of the NCMEA for six years.
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Cletus Madsen served as president of the NCMEA when it prepared Our Parish Prays and Sings.
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Cletus Madsen served as vice president and a member of the board of directors of the NCMEA.
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Cletus Madsen co-ordinated study groups at the annual North American Liturgical Weeks and was on the board of directors of the National Liturgical Conference.
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Father Cletus Madsen would find validation in his life's work when the Catholic bishops from around the world voted to approve, and Pope Paul VI promulgated, Sacrosanctum Concilium during the Second Vatican Council.
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Cletus Madsen served as Dean of the Ottumwa Deanery at the same time.
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Cletus Madsen became a trustee of St Ambrose in 1970 and joined the board of directors in 1976.
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Cletus Madsen died in 2002 at the Kahl Home for the Aged and Infirm at the age of 96.
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Cletus Madsen's funeral was held in Christ the King Chapel and he was buried in the Priests' Circle at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Davenport.