Background
Hagspiel, Bruno Martin was born on March 14, 1885 in Schoenwiese (W. Prussia). Son of Martin and Anna (Lewkowicz) Hagspiel.
Hagspiel, Bruno Martin was born on March 14, 1885 in Schoenwiese (W. Prussia). Son of Martin and Anna (Lewkowicz) Hagspiel.
Educated Diocesan College, West Prussia. Mission College, Upper Silesia, St. Grabriel’s, near Vienna, Austria.
Came to the United States, 1910, naturalized 1919. Joined Society of Divine Word, 1899. Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1910.
Rector St. Mary’s Mission House (college and seminary for foreign missions), 1925-1928. Provincial superior Society, 1928-1934. Mission procurator, 1934-1943.
Rector St Francis Xavier Mission House, 1943-1949. First rector new Canadian Mission Seminary 1949-1950. Missionary lecturer; founder, editor 10 years Little Missionary, also founder Our Missions and editor 6 years.
Author: Along the Mission Trail (5 vols.—In the Philippines. In the Netherlands East Indies, In New Guinea, In China, In Japan), 1925. Literature contributor American, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Our Sunday Visitor, Sponsa Regis, other mags. and papers.