George Biskup


George Biskup was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa and Archbishop of Indianapolis .

George Biskup was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Frank and Julia Biskup. He studied at Loras College in Dubuque, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1933. He then furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where Biskup was ordained to the priesthood on March 19, 1937. Upon his return to Iowa, he served as a curate at St. Raphaels Cathedral in Dubuque until 1939.

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