- John Nicholas Wurm
John Nicholas Wurm (
December 6 ,1927 —April 27 ,1984 ) was the fifthBishop ofBelleville, Illinois .infobox bishopstyles
name=John Nicholas Wurm
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=His Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |Biography
John Wurm was born the seventh of fourteen children of Anthony and Rose Wurm on
December 6 ,1927 inSt. Louis, Missouri . He was baptized onDecember 18 ,1927 , at All Souls Church inOverland, Missouri . He attended All SoulsCatholic School , the Cathedral Latin School, and [http://www.kenrick.edu/ Kenrick Seminary] . He was ordained apriest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis onApril 3 ,1954 , byJoseph Cardinal Ritter ,Archbishop of St. Louis.Father Wurm was appointed
Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis onJune 25 ,1976 , and ordained bishop onAugust 17 ,1976 , by John Cardinal Carberry. OnSeptember 19 ,1981 , Bishop Wurm was appointed as the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois. Bishop Wurm died onApril 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]
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