Francis R. Reiss

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 a brother, John. 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 Arts degree in philosophy 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. 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.

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