1. Frederick Xavier Katzer was an Austrian-born American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 1891 to 1903.
11 Facts About Frederick Katzer
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Frederick Katzer previously served as Bishop of Green Bay.
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Frederick Katzer was born on February 7,1844, in Ebensee, Upper Austria in the Austrian Empire to Carl and Barbara Katzer.
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In 1867, Frederick Katzer brought his parents to the United States.
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In July 1875, Frederick Katzer was incardinated, or transferred, to the new Diocese of Green Bay.
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Frederick Katzer received his episcopal consecration on September 21,1886, from Archbishop Michael Heiss, with Bishops John Vertin and John Ireland serving as co-consecrators.
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Frederick Katzer denied those allegations and wrote to Cardinal Gibbons, a leader in the Americanist camp.
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Frederick Katzer was a leading opponent of non-Catholic secret societies and fraternal organizations for men.
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Frederick Katzer called for the Vatican to formally condemn the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the Sons of Temperance.
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Frederick Katzer died from liver cancer at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on July 20,1903.
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Frederick Katzer is buried in a small cemetery on the grounds of Saint Francis de Sales.