Paul E. Waldschmidt

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.

Paul E. Waldschmidt CSC
Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon
Church	Catholic
Archdiocese	Portland in Oregon
In office	1978–1990
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Citium (1978–1994) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon (1990–1994)
Previous posts	President, University of Portland (1962–1978) Member, Fellows of the University of Notre Dame Member, Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame
Orders
Ordination	June 24, 1944 by John Francis Noll
Consecration	March 2, 1978 by Cornelius Michael Power Co-consecrators: Elden Francis Curtiss Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez
Personal details
Born	(1920-01-07)January 7, 1920 Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1994(1994-10-20) (aged 74) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Buried	Holy Cross Community Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana[1]
Education	University of Notre Dame (1942)
Awards	National Conference of Christians and Jews human relations award, 1979[2] First Citizen of Portland, 1984[2]

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]