A longtime member of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay and former priest of St. Bernard Parish on Green Bay's east side died Wednesday after a short illness.continue at GB PG
Bishop Emeritus Mark F. Schmitt, 88, served in the Green Bay diocese from 1948 to 1978 before being installed as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Marquette in Michigan.
He died at Unity Hospice's Jack and Engrid Meng Residence in De Pere, said Loreene Zeno Koskey, spokeswoman for the diocese of Marquette.
Schmitt was ordained a priest for the diocese of Green Bay in May 1948 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay. He later was assistant pastor at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Clintonville and as pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Weyauwega. He was pastor of St. Bernard Parish from 1969 to 1970."He was a very easy person to work for," Zeno Koskey said. "He made everyone around him very comfortable. He treated everyone the same. … He treated everyone with respect."
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