Joseph Melcher

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Melcher
Diocese of Green Bay
DioceseDiocese of Green Bay
In office1868–1873
SuccessorFrancis Xavier Krautbauer
Orders
OrdinationMarch 27, 1830
by Adeodato Antonio Caleffi
ConsecrationJuly 12, 1868
by Peter Richard Kenrick
Personal details
Born(1807-03-18)March 18, 1807
Vienna, Austrian Empire
DiedDecember 20, 1873(1873-12-20) (aged 67)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, US
NationalityAustrian
DenominationRoman Catholic

Joseph Melcher (March 18, 1807 – December 20, 1873) was an Austrian-born prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1868 until his death in 1873.

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