where he died on August 6, 1930. The bishop is the namesake of Bishop Brossart High School in Alexandria. References External links Diocese of Covington Entry on Bishop Brossart Memorial Page in honour of Bishop Ferdinand Brossart Episcopal succession Bavarian emigrants to the United States 1849 births 1930 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Covington Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) alumni American College of the Immaculate Conception alumni People from the Palatinate (region)