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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Preceded by Timothy J. Corbett	Bishop of Crookston 1938–1944	Succeeded by Francis Joseph Schenk

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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 Robert Barron Auxiliaries Leo Binz George Henry Speltz
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona St. John the Evangelist, Rochester Parishes Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Winona Church of St. Augustine, Austin 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 Other Austin Area Catholic Schools
Priests	Paul Breza Robert Brom Jan Romuald Byzewski Jozef Cieminski Frederick William Freking Michael Joseph Hoeppner Antoni Klawiter Jakub W.J. Pacholski John Hubert Peschges
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v t e Roman Catholic 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 Andrew H. Cozzens
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parishes Church of St. Peter, Gentilly Township
Education	Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks
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