1. Ignatius Mrak was a Slovenian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Sault Saint Marie and Marquette from 1869 to 1879.
15 Facts About Ignatius Mrak
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Ignatius Mrak was one of six children of Mathias and Maria Mrak.
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Ignatius Mrak received his early education at schools in Poljane and Kranj before attending the Bezigrad Gymnasium in Ljubljana.
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Ignatius Mrak was ordained a priest on August 13,1837, by Anton Aloys Wolf, the prince-bishop of the Diocese of Ljubljana.
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Ignatius Mrak returned to Carniola in 1840 and served as an assistant pastor in Poljane and Slavina.
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Ignatius Mrak quickly learned the Ottawa dialect and, one month after arriving in America, preached an entire sermon in that language.
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In 1847, Ignatius Mrak was given his own mission at St Anthony's in Cross Village, Michigan, while attending other missions in Michigan:.
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On September 25,1868, Ignatius Mrak was named to succeed the late Bishop Baraga as bishop of Sault Saint Marie and Marquette by Pope Pius IX.
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Ignatius Mrak finally yielded and received his episcopal consecration on February 7,1869, from Archbishop John Purcell, with Bishops Lefevere and John Henni serving as co-consecrators, at St Peter Cathedral in Cincinnati.
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Ignatius Mrak attended the First Vatican Council in Rome, which was announced a few months after his consecration.
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Ignatius Mrak increased the number of churches from 21 to 27 and the number of priests from 15 to 20.
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Ignatius Mrak's health turned for the better and he served at parishes in Negaunee and Menominee before resuming his missionary work, accepting a post in Peshawbestown.
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Ignatius Mrak returned to Marquette in 1891 and finished his days as a chaplain at St Mary's Hospital.
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Ignatius Mrak died at St Mary's Hospital in Marquette, Michigan, on January 2,1901, at age 90.
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Ignatius Mrak is buried in the crypt of St Peter's Cathedral.