# Frederick Eis
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{{Short description|German-born prelate}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type =
| honorific_prefix = [His Excellency](/source/His_Excellency), [The Right Reverend](/source/The_Right_Reverend)
| name = Frederick Eis
| image = Frederick Eis (1843–1926).png
| title = [Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Marquette)
[Titular Bishop](/source/Titular_Bishop) of Bita
| church = [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church)
| see = [Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Marquette)
| term = August 20, 1899 to
July 8, 1922
| predecessor = [John Vertin](/source/John_Vertin)
| successor = [Paul Joseph Nussbaum](/source/Paul_Joseph_Nussbaum)
| ordination = October 30, 1870
| ordained_by = [Ignatius Mrak](/source/Ignatius_Mrak)
| consecration = August 20, 1899
| consecrated_by = [Frederick Katzer](/source/Frederick_Katzer)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1843|01|20}}
| baptised =
| birth_place = [Arbach](/source/Arbach), [Rhine Province](/source/Rhine_Province), [Kingdom of Prussia](/source/Kingdom_of_Prussia)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1926|05|05|1843|01|20}}
| death_place = [Marquette, Michigan](/source/Marquette%2C_Michigan), US
| buried =
| nationality = German
| religion =
| residence =
| parents =
| education = [St. Francis Seminary](/source/St._Francis_Seminary_(Wisconsin))
College of Jolliette
| alma_mater =
| motto = ''Unum est necessarium''
(There is need of only one thing)
| signature =
| coat_of_arms =
}}
'''Frederick Eis''' (January 20, 1843 – May 5, 1926) was a [German](/source/Germany)-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the [Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Marquette) in the [Upper Peninsula of Michigan](/source/Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan) from 1899 to 1922.
==Biography==
=== Early life ===
Frederick Eis was born in [Arbach](/source/Arbach), then in the [Rhine Province](/source/Rhine_Province) of the [Kingdom of Prussia](/source/Kingdom_of_Prussia), part of the [German Empire](/source/German_Empire) (present day Germany). He was the youngest of four children of William Eis and Catherine Dietrich.[{{Cite book |last=Rezek |first=Antoine Ivan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wd--j79HxxUC&dq=Frederick+Eis&pg=PA326 |title=History of the Diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette: Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Development of the Catholic Church in Upper Michigan, with Portraits of Bishops, Priests and Illustrations of Churches Old and New |date=1906 |publisher=na |language=en}}] When Eis was age 12, his family emigrated to the [United States](/source/United_States) in 1855. They settled first in [Calvary, Wisconsin](/source/Calvary%2C_Wisconsin), then [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) and finally in Rockland, Michigan.[{{cite book|editor1-first=Regis M.|editor1-last=Walling|others=N. Daniel Rupp|title=The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga: First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan|year=1990|publisher=Wayne State University Press|location=Detroit}}][{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ykk9gkK8lu0C&dq=Frederick+Eis&pg=PA371 |title=Men of Progress: Embracing Biographical Sketches of Representative Michigan Men |date=1900 |publisher=Evening news association |language=en}}]
In 1861, Eis began his studies for the [priesthood](/source/Priesthood_(Catholic_Church)) at [St. Francis Seminary](/source/St._Francis_Seminary_(Wisconsin)) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[{{cite book|last=O'Donnell|first=John Hugh|title=The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922|url=https://archive.org/details/catholichierarch00odon|place=Washington, D.C.|year=1922}}] Due to the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), Bishop [Frederic Baraga](/source/Frederic_Baraga) sent Eis to study philosophy and [theology](/source/Theology_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI) instead at the College of Joliette in [Joliette, Quebec](/source/Joliette).[{{cite book |last1=Rezek |first1=Antoine Ivan |title=[Catholic Encyclopedia](/source/Catholic_Encyclopedia) |publisher=Robert Appleton Company |year=1910 |volume=IX |location=New York |chapter=Diocese of Marquette |chapter-url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09689a.htm}}] During his final years at Joliette, he taught [English](/source/English_language), mathematics and commerce.[{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Frederick Eis|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/beis.html|last=Cheney|first=David M}}] After his ordination, Eis served in the following parishes in Michigan:
* Rector of [St. Peter Cathedral](/source/St._Peter_Cathedral%2C_Marquette) in Marquette (1870 to 1873)[{{cite news|publisher=[Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Marquette)|title=12 bishops have led the diocesan church|url=http://www.dioceseofmarquette.org/upcarticle.asp?upcID=1077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000517/http://www.dioceseofmarquette.org/upcarticle.asp?upcID=1077 |archive-date=2011-07-26 |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-02-22}}] He was known for being helpful to men wanting to enter [seminary](/source/seminary) and women wanting to join [religious order](/source/religious_order)s.[{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119456578/our-sunday-visitor/ |title=Former Marquette Bishop Dies at 83 |newspaper=The True Voice |agency=[N.C.W.C. News Service](/source/Catholic_News_Service) |page=1 |date=1926-05-14 |access-date=2023-02-22 |via=Newspapers.com}}] He is buried in the bishops' crypt at St. Peter Cathedral.