Alexander Joseph McGavick
- Alexander Joseph McGavick
Alexander Joseph McGavick (August 22, 1863 – August 25, 1948) was the fourth Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin. infobox bishopstyles
name=Alexander McGavivk
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |He was born in Fox Lake, Illinois, and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 11, 1887, for the Archdiocese of Chicago. On December 2, 1898, he was appointed auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago and was ordained a Roman Catholic bishop on May 1, 1899.
On November 21, 1921, Bishop McGavick was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he died. [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmcgavick.html Bishop Alexander Joseph McGavick [Catholic-Hierarchy ] ]
Bishop McGavick was the founder of Aquinas High School in La Crosse. [ [http://www.aquinasschools.org/high/info/history.html Aquinas High School .:History: ] ]
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