Raphael Michael Fliss

Raphael Michael Gabriel Fliss (October 25, 1930 – September 21, 2015) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin from 1985 to 2007.

Biography

Early life Raphael Fliss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 25, 1930, to Paul P. and Valeria (Kosobucki) Fliss. For primary school, he attended St. Hedwig School and St. Elizabeth School, both in Milwaukee. Deciding to become a priest, Fliss enrolled in the St. Francis minor seminary in Milwaukee, then continued at the major seminary at St. Francis. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952. Fliss then went to Washington, D.C. to attend the Catholic University of America, where he received a Licentiate in Theology in 1956.