Paul E. Waldschmidt

American prelate of the Catholic Church (1920–1994)

Titular Bishop of Citium
(1978–1994)
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon
(1990–1994)

OrdersOrdinationJune 24, 1944
by John Francis NollConsecrationMarch 2, 1978
by Cornelius Michael Power
Co-consecrators:
Elden Francis Curtiss
Alfredo Méndez-GonzalezPersonal detailsBorn(1920-01-07)January 7, 1920

Evansville, Indiana, U.S.

DiedOctober 20, 1994(1994-10-20) (aged 74)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.BuriedHoly Cross Community Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana^[1]Previous post(s)

President, University of Portland (1962–1978)
Member, Fellows of the University of Notre Dame
Member, Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame

EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (1942)Awards

National Conference of Christians and Jews human relations award, 1979^[2]
First Citizen of Portland, 1984^[2]

Paul Edward Waldschmidt CSC (January 7, 1920 – October 20, 1994) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon from 1978 to 1990.

Biography

Born in Evansville, Indiana (U.S.), he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1942. Waldschmidt was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 1944, for the Congregation of Holy Cross. From 1962 to 1978, Waldschmidt served as president of the University of Portland.^[3] In 1969, Waldschmidt was elected as a member of the board of trustees and as a member of the Fellows of the University of Notre Dame.^[4]^[5]^[6]

On November 28, 1977, he was appointed titular bishop of Citium and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. He was consecrated on March 2, 1978. Waldschmidt resigned on January 8, 1990.^[2]^[7]

In 1992, Waldschmidt Hall, the main administration building of the University of Portland, was named for the former president of the university.^[3]

He died on October 20, 1994.^[2]

References

^ "Bishop Paul E. Waldschmidt". The South Bend Tribune. October 23, 1994. p. A19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Paul Waldschmidt Of Portland". The Seattle Times. Portland, Oregon. Associated Press. October 22, 1994.
^ ^a ^b "History of University of Portland". University of Portland. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ "Fellows, Trustees and University Administration" (PDF). Notre Dame Report. Vol. '73-'74, no. 13. University of Notre Dame. October 26, 1973. p. 51. NDR-1973-10-26. Five new members of the Board of Trustees have been elected by the Fellows of the University. They are ... Rev. Paul E. Waldschmidt, C.S.C., president of the University of Portland in Oregon.
^ "Fellows, Trustees and Un1versity Administration" (PDF). Notre Dame Report. Vol. '72–'73, no. 13. University of Notre Dame. March 16, 1973. p. 257. NDR-02/NDR-1973-03-16. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ "Briefs" (PDF). Alumnus. Vol. 47, no. 6. University of Notre Dame. September 1969. p. 9. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ "Bishop Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon 1978–1990	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Oregon City: François Norbert Blanchet; Charles John Seghers; William Hickley Gross; Alexander Christie

Archbishops of Portland: Edward Howard; Robert Joseph Dwyer; Cornelius Michael Power; William Levada; Francis George; John George Vlazny; Alexander King Sample

Auxiliary bishops

Paul E. Waldschmidt

Kenneth Steiner

Peter Leslie Smith

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Cathedral: St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Abbeys: Mount Angel Abbey; Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey

Parishes: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Cottage Grove; St. Mary's Church, Mount Angel; St. Patrick's Church, Portland; St. Paul's Church, St. Paul; St. Joseph's Church, Salem; St. Boniface Church, Sublimity

Former churches: St. Patrick's Church, Independence; St. John the Evangelist Church, Zigzag

Education

Higher education: University of Portland; Marylhurst University

High schools: Blanchet Catholic School, Salem; Central Catholic High School, Portland; De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland; Jesuit High School, Portland; La Salle High School, Milwaukie; Marist Catholic High School, Eugene; Regis High School, Stayton; St. Mary's Academy, Portland; St. Mary's High School, Medford; Valley Catholic School, Beaverton