Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Established November 28, 1843

John Martin Henni, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, became the first bishop of Milwaukee. The see was raised to the archiepiscopal rank in 1875.


Links

Archdiocese of Milwaukee * Catholic Encyclopedia

Book

S. Avella, In the Richness of the Earth: A History of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 1843-1958