Francis Peter Leipzig

Francis Peter Leipzig was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Baker from 1950 to 1971.

Francis Leipzig was born in Chilton, Wisconsin, the fourth child of Francis and Mary Leipzig. He enrolled at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, but later moved with his family to Portland, Oregon. He attended Mount Angel Seminary and then studied theology at St. Patricks Seminary in Menlo Park, California. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Alexander Christie on April 17, 1920. He served as a curate at St. James Church in McMinnville and afterwards at Good Shepherd Church in Sheridan. He was transferred to the Cathedral of Portland in 1921. He was pastor of St. Mary Church in Corvallis for seven years before being transferred to St. Mary Church in Eugene.

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