Rupert Seidenbusch [SEP] position held
Rupert Seidenbusch
Rupert Seidenbusch (October 13, 1830 – June 3, 1895) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota 1875–1888. He was also the first abbot of Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Biography.
Born in Munich, Germany, Seidenbusch was ordained a priest in the Benedictine order on June 22, 1853. On February 12, 1875, Pope Pius IX appointed Seidenbusch bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota and he was ordained bishop on May 30
, 1875. On October 18, 1888, he retired due to ill health.
External links.
- Saint John's University Archives Presentation on the First Abbot, Rupert Seidenbusch  created by the University Archivist, Peggy Roske, 2012.
- Mentions of Rupert Seidenbusch in the Saint John's University newspaper, The Record, which began in 1888