▁ ▁Bishop ▁of ▁La ▁C ros se , ▁Wisconsin ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Fl as ch ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁second ▁Bishop ▁of ▁La ▁C ros se ▁by ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XIII . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁August ▁ 2 4 ▁from ▁Arch bishop ▁Michael ▁He iss , ▁with ▁B ish ops ▁Francis ▁Kra ut b auer ▁and ▁Ru pert ▁Se iden bus ch ▁serving ▁as ▁co - con sec rat ors , ▁at ▁the ▁chap el ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁Sem inary . ▁He ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Fl as ch ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁ad ▁lim ina ▁visit ▁to ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Third ▁Pl en ary ▁Council ▁of ▁Baltimore ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁School s . ▁An ▁out sp oken ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Catholic ▁education , ▁he ▁established ▁ 3 6 ▁new ▁schools ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁Pl en ary ▁Council , ▁un success fully ▁sought ▁to ▁require ▁Catholic ▁parents ▁to ▁send ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁par och ial ▁schools . ▁However , ▁he ▁originally ▁opposed ▁creating ▁a ▁national ▁Catholic ▁university ▁but ▁later ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁for ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁second ▁dioc es an ▁syn od ▁of ▁La ▁C ros se ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁and ▁created