John Vertin
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John Vertin (b. at Doblice, Diocese of Laibach (Carniolia), Austria (now in Slovenia), 17 July 1844; d. at Marquette, Michigan, 26 February 1899) was a Slovene-American Catholic priest who became the third Bishop of Marquette, U.S.A. He was responsible for the reconstruction in 1880 of St. Peter Cathedral, Marquette[1].
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[edit] Life
He received his classical education at Rudolfswert, and came to America at the age of nineteen. His parents presented him to Bishop Baraga, who, upon adopting him into the diocese, sent him to St. Francis, Wisconsin, where he completed his theological training.
On 31 August, 1866, he was ordained priest. Upon the resignation of Ignatius Mrak, Pope Leo XIII elevated him to the episcopate, and he was consecrated at Negaunee, Michigan, 14 September, 1879.
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- Rezek, History of the Diocese of Sault Ste Marie and Marquette (Houghton, Michigan, 1906);
- Diocesan Archives (Marquette).
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This article incorporates text from the entry John Vertin in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
