John Nicholas Wurm

John Nicholas Wurm (December 6, 1927 — April 27, 1984) was the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois.infobox bishopstyles
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offstyle=His Excellency
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Biography

John Wurm was born the seventh of fourteen children of Anthony and Rose Wurm on December 6, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was baptized on December 18, 1927, at All Souls Church in Overland, Missouri. He attended All Souls Catholic School, the Cathedral Latin School, and [http://www.kenrick.edu/ Kenrick Seminary] . He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis on April 3, 1954, by Joseph Cardinal Ritter, Archbishop of St. Louis.

Father Wurm was appointed Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis on June 25, 1976, and ordained bishop on August 17, 1976, by John Cardinal Carberry. On September 19, 1981, Bishop Wurm was appointed as the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois. Bishop Wurm died on April 27, 1984, of cancer.

External links

* [http://kofc1376.org/wurm.htm A biography of Bp. Wurm from Knights of Columbus Council #1376, in Bp. Wurm's hometown]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwurm.html Catholic Hierarchy page on Bp. Wurm]
* [http://www.diobelle.org/directory/leadership/formerbishops.html Listing of former bishops of the Diocese of Belleville, from the Diocese's official site]