1. George Biskup was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
25 Facts About George Biskup
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George Biskup served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in Indiana from 1970 to 1979.
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George Biskup was born on August 23,1911, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Frank and Julia Biskup.
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George Biskup had an older brother, Leonard, and a younger sister, Helen.
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George Biskup's father died when he was young and his mother had to go to work to support her young family.
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George Biskup was educated at St Wenceslaus School through high school.
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George Biskup studied at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1933.
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George Biskup then furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
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George Biskup was ordained to the priesthood in Rome by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani for the Archdiocese of Dubuque on March 19,1937.
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George Biskup took up graduate studies in the fine arts at the University of Iowa while serving as the administrator of Holy Trinity Parish in Walford.
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George Biskup became a faculty member in 1939 of Loras College, where he founded the art department and served as artist in residence.
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In 1948, George Biskup was then called to Rome as an official of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
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George Biskup was appointed vicar general in 1952, and served as a chaplain at the Presentation Sisters Convent.
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On March 9,1957, George Biskup was appointed Titular Bishop of Hemeria and Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque by Pope Pius XII.
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George Biskup received his episcopal consecration on April 24,1957, from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani at St Raphael's Cathedral.
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George Biskup attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome.
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George Biskup was named the administrator of the archdiocese sede vacante after Archbishop Binz was transferred to the Archdiocese of St Paul.
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George Biskup was named by Pope Paul VI as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines on February 3,1965.
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George Biskup was installed on March 19,1965, in St Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines.
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George Biskup started to implement the changes in the church as a result of Vatican II.
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George Biskup was appointed by Paul VI as Coadjutor Archbishop of Indianapolis and Titular Archbishop of Tamalluma on July 20,1967.
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George Biskup was formally received into the archdiocese at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral on October 10,1967, and served as pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Indianapolis.
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George Biskup supported the concept of Total Catholic Education and established lay boards of education to govern parochial schools.
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George Biskup died at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis on October 17,1979, at age 68.
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George Biskup is buried at Calvary Chapel Mausoleum in Indianapolis.