The northern part of Minnesota was erected into a vicariate apostolic by a papal brief on 12 February, 1875, and he was appointed its vicar apostolic on 30 May following, under the title of bishop of Halia in partibus. The Roman Catholic church has made great progress during his administration. In 1887 the vicariate contained 70 priests, 6 ecclesiastical students, 90 churches, 50 chapels and stations, 14 convents, a monastery, seminary, college and academy. The Roman Catholic population, including white and Indian, exceeded 45,000. He resigned his office in 1888.

SEIDENBUSH, Rupert, R. C. bishop, born in Munich, Bavaria, 30 October, 1830. He began his theological studies in Bavaria, and emigrated to the United States in 1851. In 1852 he entered the Benedictine order in St. Vincent's abbey, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania He was raised to the priesthood on 22 June, 1853, was for some years stationed at Newark, New Jersey, and in 1867 was made abbot of the monastery of St. Louis on the Lake, Minnesota The northern part of Minnesota was erected into a vicariate apostolic by a papal brief on 12 February, 1875, and he was appointed its vicar apostolic on 30 May following, under the title of bishop of Halia in partibus. The Roman Catholic church has made great progress during his administration. In 1887 the vicariate contained 70 priests, 6 ecclesiastical students, 90 churches, 50 chapels and stations, 14 convents, a monastery, seminary, college and academy. The Roman Catholic population, including white and Indian, exceeded 45,000.