John Hubert Peschges

John Hubert Peschges (May 11, 1881 – October 30, 1944) was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston in Crookston, Minnesota.

Born in West Newton, Minnesota, Peschges was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona on April 15, 1905. On August 30, 1938, Pope Pius XI appointed Peschges Bishop of the Crookston Diocese, and he was consecrated on November 9, 1938.

John Hubert Peschges succeeded Timothy Corbett on November 16, 1938, after Corbett resigned on August 6, 1938. Peschges established the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, religious courses for rural youth, and multiple organizations for agricultural development before he died in office on October 30, 1944.^[1]

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Diocese of Winona Bishops Ordinaries Joseph Bernard Cotter Patrick Richard Heffron Francis Martin Kelly Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald Loras Joseph Watters John George Vlazny Bernard Joseph Harrington John M. Quinn Auxiliaries Leo Binz George Henry Speltz Churches Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona Parishes Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Winona Church of St. Adrian, Adrian Church of the Sacred Heart, Heron Lake Church of the Holy Trinity, Rollingstone Church of St. Kilian, Wilmont Township Education Higher Education Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Saint Mary's University of Minnesota High Schools Cotter High School, Winona Lourdes High School, Rochester Loyola Catholic School, Mankato Pacelli High School, Austin Priests Robert Brom Frederick William Freking Michael Joseph Hoeppner John Hubert Peschges Catholicism Portal

Diocese of Crookston Bishops Timothy J. Corbett John Hubert Peschges Francis Joseph Schenk Lawrence Alexander Glenn Kenneth Joseph Povish Victor Hermann Balke Michael Joseph Hoeppner Churches Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parishes Church of St. Peter, Gentilly Education Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks Catholicism Portal