Early life Joseph Busch was born on April 18, 1866, in
Red Wing,
Minnesota, the eldest of twelve children of Frederick and Anna M. (née Weimar) Busch. His parents were
German immigrants; his father served for many years as president of the Goodhue County National Bank in Red Wing and was also president of the La Grange mills. Joseph Busch received his early education at the public and
parochial schools of Red Wing, and afterwards attended parochial schools in
Mankato. He furthered his studies at the
Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., for one year. Busch later served at St. Lawrence Parish in
Minneapolis and St. Anne Parish in
Le Sueur, Minnesota.
Bishop of Saint Cloud On January 19, 1915, Busch was appointed the fourth
Bishop of Saint Cloud in Minnesota by
Pope Benedict XV. He was named an
assistant at the pontifical throne in 1923. Joseph Busch died in St. Cloud on May 31, 1953, at age 87. ==Notes==