Church Catholic Church Denomination Catholic Church Predecessor George Albert Hammes Diocese Diocese of Superior Name Raphael Fliss Ordination May 26, 1956 | Appointed December 20, 1979 Died September 21, 2015 Consecration December 20, 1979 Nationality American Successor Peter F. Christensen | |
In office June 27, 1985—June 28, 2007 Born October 25, 1930
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States ( 1930-10-25 ) Education Catholic University of America, Pontifical Lateran University | ||
Raphael Michael Gabriel Fliss (October 25, 1930 – September 21, 2015) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Superior, in Superior, Wisconsin from 1985 to 2007.
Biography
Bishop Fliss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 25, 1930. He received his licentiate in theology at Catholic University of America. He was ordained May 26, 1956 and served as a priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He received his doctorate from Lateran University in Rome in 1965.
He became Coadjutor Bishop of Superior on November 6, 1979, and was consecrated on December 20, 1979. On June 27, 1985 he became Bishop of Superior, appointed by Pope John Paul II.
On June 28, 2007 Bishop Fliss retired. He died on September 21, 2015.