Paul Peter Rhode, Domaine public
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Paweł Rhode

First name:

Paweł

Last Name:

Rhode

Maiden name or alternative names:

Paul Peter Rhode

Middle name:

Piotr

Date of birth:

18-09-1871

Place of birth:

Wejherowo

Date of death:

03-03-1945

Place od death:

Green Bay

Age:

Profession:

clergyman, priest, Bishop

Biography:

Paweł Piotr Rhode (1871-1945), American clergyman and Polish activist of Polish descent. Born in Wejherowo, he moved with his mother to the United States in 1881. He was ordained a priest in 1894. In 1908, he became the first Polish bishop of the American Polish community. From 1915 to 1945, he was Ordinary of Green Bay. He erected 9 parishes and established 19 parochial schools.