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PETER A. BISSEN

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BISSEN, PETER A: Clergyman; b Earling, Iowa Dec 22, 1896; s of John Bissen-Mary Caul; ed St Joseph Parochial Sch; St Ambrose Coll, Davenport, BA 1917; St. Frances Seminary, Milwaukee Wis; 4 summers U of Wis; Cath U of Amer, Washington DC, MA 1927; 1921 ordained minister; 1921-38 tchr Dowling Coll, Des Moines; 1938-pastor St. Joseph’s Parish, Earling; 1935-38 HS prin, Dowling; 1939 orgr of Cath Youth orgn, Earling; Amer Cath Hist Soc; State Hist Soc; KC; hobby: stamp collecting; off & res Earling.

From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1111. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.

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