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Bishop Leo Joseph Brust, 1969-1991

Bishop Brust was born January 7, 1916 in St. Francis, Wisconsin. He was the youngest of five children. He attended St. Stephen School in New Coeln (by the airport) and studied at St. Francis Seminary and Canisianum in Austria. His studies in Europe were disrupted by World War II and he was transferred to Catholic University of America to finish his studies. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee May 30, 1942 at St. Anne Church in Milwaukee

Bishop Brust was assigned to St. Jude in Wauwatosa in 1942, and in 1944 was named Vice Chancellor. In 1948 was appointed Chancellor of the Archdiocese, where he served for 21 years.

He was ordained a Bishop October 16, 1969 in Mater Christi Chapel of De Sales Preparatory Seminary and named Vicar General of the Archdiocese. He was also appointed pastor of Christ the King in Wauwatosa. In addition to his duties as Bishop, he also served as Vicar of Finance, Vicar for Parish Affairs, and Episcopal Delegate for the Departments of Finance, Administration and Clergy Personnel. He retired in 1991 but continued to reside at the Cousins Center and participate in Archdiocesan activities. He died January 31, 1995 after battling a number of health problems.

• Bishop Leo Joseph Brust † (1969)
• Archbishop William Edward Cousins † (1949)
• Samual Alphonsius Cardinal Stritch † (1921)
• Archbishop Henry Moeller † (1900)
• Archbishop William Henry Elder † (1857)
• Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick † (1830)
• Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, P.S.S. † (1810)
• Archbishop John Carroll † (1790)
• Bishop Charles Walmesley, O.S.B. † (1756)
• Federico Marcello Cardinal Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere † (1732)
• Annibale Cardinal Albani † (1730)
• Francesco Cardinal Barberini (Jr.) † (1721)
• Fabrizio Cardinal Paolucci † (1685)
• Gasparo Cardinal Carpegna † (1670)
• Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
• Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
• Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
• Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
• Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
• Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
• Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
• Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Most Rev. Leo J. Brust, D.D., 1916–1995 — Pastor
The Rev. Frederick Smith
The Rev. Harold Heaney, 1921–1988
The Rev. Richard Talaska