Frederick William Freking
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Frederick William Freking (August 11, 1911 – November 28, 1998) was Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
He was born in Heron Lake, Minnesota, and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on July 31, 1938, for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona, Minnesota.
Monsignor Freking was the spiritual director of the Pontifical North American College in Rome. On October 10, 1957, he was appointed bishop for the Diocese of Salina, Kansas.
On November 30, 1957, he was ordained a Roman Catholic Bishop and was installed as bishop of the Diocese of Salina on January 8, 1958. On December 30, 1964, Bishop Freking was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin and was installed on February 24, 1965.
On May 10, 1983, Bishop Freking retired. He died in La Crosse, Wisconsin, aged 87.
| Preceded by John Patrick Treacy |
Bishop of La Crosse 1964–1983 |
Succeeded by John Joseph Paul |
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