1. Frederick Eis was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
14 Facts About Frederick Eis
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Frederick Eis served as bishop of the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from 1899 to 1922.
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Frederick Eis was born in Arbach, then in the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia, part of the German Empire.
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Frederick Eis was the youngest of four children of William Eis and Catherine Dietrich.
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When Eis was age 12, his family emigrated to the United States in 1855.
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Frederick Eis was taught Latin and French by a missionary priest, Martin Fox.
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In 1861, Frederick Eis began his studies for the priesthood at St Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Frederick Eis was ordained a priest by Bishop Ignatius Mrak on October 30,1870, for the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette.
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On June 7,1899, Frederick Eis was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette by Pope Leo XIII.
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Frederick Eis received consecration on August 20,1899, from Archbishop Frederick Katzer at St Peter Cathedral.
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Frederick Eis was known for being helpful to men wanting to enter seminary and women wanting to join religious orders.
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In 1900, Frederick Eis travelled to Rome, meeting with Leo XIII at the Vatican.
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Frederick Eis died in Marquette on May 5,1926, at age 83.
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Frederick Eis is buried in the bishops' crypt at St Peter Cathedral.