His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Leo Ferdinand Dworschak
Bishop of Fargo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Fargo
In officeFebruary 23, 1960 to
September 8, 1970
PredecessorAloisius Joseph Muench
SuccessorJustin Albert Driscoll
Other post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Rapid City
1946 to 1947
Auxiliary Bishop of Fargo
1947to 1960
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1926
ConsecrationAugust 22, 1946
Personal details
Born(1900-04-06)April 6, 1900
Independence, Wisconsin, US
DiedNovember 5, 1976(1976-11-05) (aged 76)
Fargo, North Dakota, US

Leo Ferdinand Dworschak (April 6, 1900 – November 5, 1976) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota from 1960 to 1970.[1] He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1947 to 1960.

Biography

Leo Dworschak was born on April 6, 1900, in Independence, Wisconsin. His father was a Czech immigrant from around Neuhaus in the Czech Republic.[2] Leo Dworschak was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 29, 1926, for the Diocese of Fargo.

Coadjutor Bishop of Rapid City

On June 22, 1946, Pope Pius XII appointed Dworschak coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City; he was consecrated bishop on August 22, 1946.

Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of Fargo

On April 10, 1947, Pope Pius XII appointed Dworschak as the auxiliary bishop of the Fargo Diocese, where he was serving apostolic administrator, while Bishop Aloisius Muench was the apostolic visitor in Germany.[3] On February 23, 1960, Pope John XXIII appointed Dworschak the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Fargo.

Pope Paul VI accepted Dworschak's retirement as bishop of Fargo on September 8, 1970. Leo Dworschak died in Fargo on November 5, 1976, at age 76.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Past Bishops - Catholic Diocese of Fargo, ND". Fargodiocese.org. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ Dworschach (1920). "United States Census, 1920". FamilySearch.
  3. ↑ "The 20th Century in Review - Flocks follow paths of early leaders". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  4. ↑ David M. Cheney. "Bishop Leo Ferdinand Dworschak". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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