George Albert Hammes
| Most Reverend George Albert Hammes |
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| Bishop of Superior | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Superior |
| Appointed | March 28, 1960 |
| In office | May 24, 1960—June 27, 1985 |
| Predecessor | Joseph John Annabring |
| Successor | Raphael Michael Fliss |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 22, 1937 |
| Consecration | May 24, 1960 Bishop of Superior by Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi United States apostolic delegate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1911 St. Joseph, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery, Superior |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Parents | August and Caroline (Schumacher) Hammes |
| Occupation | Catholic Bishop |
| Previous post | Chancellor La Crosse Diocese |
George Albert Hammes (September 11, 1911 – April 11, 1993) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin from 1960 to 1985.[1]
Biography
Hammes was born in St. Joseph, a hamlet in the town of Greenfield, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 22, 1937 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse. Father Hammes was chancellor under Bishop John Patrick Treacy and taught at Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
On March 28, 1960, Pope John XXIII appointed him to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior and he was consecrated Bishop on May 24, 1960. Bishop Hammes retired on June 27, 1985 and died in La Crosse, Wisconsin; he was buried in Superior, Wisconsin.[2]
See also
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References
- ↑ Diocese of Superior. History of Diocese
- ↑ Bishop George Albert Hammes [Catholic-Hierarchy][better source needed]
Sources
- Fisher, Father Gerald Edward, Dusk is My Dawn:The First Hundred Years of the Diocese of La Crosse, 1969, pg.160. Paragraph about Bishop Hammes.
- Aquinas News, Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 'Msgr. Hammes Bishop-Elect of Superior', April 29, 1960, vol. 29, no. 8, pg.1. Article about Monsignor Hammes appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Superior. Monsignor Hammes taught religion and Latin at Aquinas High School from 1938 until 1942.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Superior 1960–1985 |
Succeeded by Raphael Michael Fliss |
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- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- 1911 births
- 1993 deaths
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
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- Burials in Wisconsin
- People from La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- People from Superior, Wisconsin
- Religious leaders from Wisconsin
- Roman Catholic bishops of Superior
- Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse
