Francis R. Reiss

Styles of
**Francis Ronald Reiss**
Styles of; Francis Ronald Reiss
Reference style	His Excellency ; The Most Reverend ;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Francis Ronald Reiss

J.C.L.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend ; Francis Ronald Reiss; J.C.L.
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit ; Titular Bishop of Remesiana
	Bishop Reiss giving the blessing after; pontifical low mass on August 12, 2012.
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Detroit
Appointed	July 7, 2003
Installed	August 12, 2003
Term ended	November 11, 2015
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Remesiana
Orders
Ordination	June 4, 1966; by John Dearden
Consecration	August 12, 2003; by Adam Cardinal Maida, Edmund Szoka, and Walter Joseph Schoenherr
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1940 (age 82); Detroit, Michigan, US
Denomination	Catholic Church
Alma mater	University of Detroit, St. John Provincial Seminary, Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	In Christo omnia; (All things in Christ)

Last updated January 22, 2023

Francis Ronald Reiss (born November 11, 1940) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 2003 to 2015.

Biography

Early life

Francis Reiss was born on November 11, 1940, in Hamtramck, Michigan, to Joseph and Emily Reiss. The oldest of the three children, he has a sister, Sandra, and brother, John.^[1] Reiss attended St. Stephen Elementary School and St. Andrew High School in Detroit. He then entered Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, where he obtained a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1962. Reiss then studied at St. John Provincial Seminary in Plymouth. Michigan.

Priesthood

Reiss was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Detroit by Archbishop John Dearden on June 4, 1966.^[2] He did his postgraduate studies at the University of Detroit, earning a Master of Religious Studies degree (1972) and a Master of Education degree (1973). He also received a Master of Divinity degree from St. John Provincial Seminary in 1974, and a Licentiate of Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1984.

Reiss served as campus minister at the University of Michigan and at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. He served later as dean of admissions and academic dean of the School of Theology at Sacred Heart Seminary. He also served as defender of the bond on Archdiocesan Metropolitan Tribunal, director of the Archdiocesan Department of Education, and archdiocesan vicar of the Southland Vicariate.

Reiss served as pastor of the following Michigan parishes:

Holy Ghost in Detroit
St. Mary in Port Huron
Ss. Peter and Paul in Detroit
St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Allen Park

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

On July 7, 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed Reiss as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit and titular bishop of Remesiana. He was consecrated on August 12, 2003, by Cardinal Adam Maida, with Cardinal Edmund Szoka and Walter Schoenherr serving as co-consecrators. Reiss selected as his episcopal motto: "In Christo Omnia" ( Philippians 4:13).^[2]

On October 10, 2014, Reiss announced the removal of Reverend Thomas Belczakas as pastor of St. Kenneth Parish in Plymouth. Reiss said that Thomas Belczakas and his brother, Reverend Edward Belczakas, stole $110,000 from St. Kenneth to help purchase a condominium in Palm Beach, Florida.^[3]

Reiss was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2008, but it has been in remission since 2009.

Retirement

On November 11, 2015, Reiss submitted his letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, as required on his 75th birthday, and Pope Francis accepted it that day.^[2]

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References

↑ "Bishop Francis Reiss". Archdiocese of Detroit. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
1 2 3 "Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
↑ Warikoo, Niraj. "2 brothers, both priests, face similar charges". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Official Site

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Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit 2003–2015	Succeeded by –

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[1] "Bishop Francis Reiss". Archdiocese of Detroit. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[3] Warikoo, Niraj. "2 brothers, both priests, face similar charges". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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