John Nicholas Wurm

His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Nicholas Wurm
Bishop of Belleville titular bishop of Alestia
See	Diocese of Belleville
Predecessor	William Michael Cosgrove
Successor	James Patrick Keleher
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
Orders
Ordination	April 3, 1954 by Joseph Ritter
Consecration	August 17, 1976 by John Carberry
Personal details
Born	(1927-12-06)December 6, 1927 St. Louis, Missouri, US
Died	April 27, 1984(1984-04-27) (aged 56) Belleville, Illinois, US

Styles of John Nicholas Wurm

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

John Nicholas Wurm (December 6, 1927 – April 27, 1984) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois from 1981 to 1984. He previously serve as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1976 to 1981.

Biography

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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.^[1] Wurm attended All Souls Catholic School, the Cathedral Latin School, and Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis.

Wurm was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Louis on April 3, 1954, by Cardinal Joseph Ritter.^[2]

Wurm was appointed titular bishop of Plestia and as an auxiliary bishop of St. Louis on June 25, 1976 by Pope Paul VI. Wurm was consecrated bishop on August 17, 1976, by Cardinal John Carberry.^[3] ^[2]

On September 19, 1981, Wurm was appointed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Belleville by Pope John Paul II. Wurm was installed on November 4, 1981.^[2]

Bishop Wurm died on April 27, 1984, in Belleville of cancer.^[2]

References

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^ "Rev John Nicholas Wurm (1927-1984) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop John Nicholas Wurm [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
^ "Archdiocese of St. Louis Sues Law Firm on Confidentiality of Documents". Claims Journal. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

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Preceded by Bolesław Filipiak	Titular Bishop of Plestia 1976–1981	Succeeded by Anthony Michael Milone
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis 1976–1981	Succeeded by –
Preceded by William Michael Cosgrove	Bishop of Belleville 1981–1984	Succeeded by James Patrick Keleher

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
Bishops	Ordinaries John Janssen Henry J. Althoff Albert Rudolph Zuroweste William Michael Cosgrove John Nicholas Wurm James Patrick Keleher Wilton Daniel Gregory Edward Braxton Michael G. McGovern Auxiliary Stanley Girard Schlarman
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter Parishes St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, Belleville Church of the Holy Family, Cahokia Shrine National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
Education	High schools Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo Mater Dei High School, Breese
Priests	Joseph Maximilian Mueller
Other	Camp Ondessonk
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v t e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Bishop	Joseph Rosati
Archbishops	Peter Richard Kenrick John Kain John J. Glennon Joseph Ritter John Carberry John L. May Justin Rigali Raymond Leo Burke Robert James Carlson Mitchell T. Rozanski
Coadjutor Archbishop	Patrick John Ryan
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
List	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Basilica	Basilica of St. Louis, King of France
Parishes	St. Joseph Church, Apple Creek St. Maurus Church, Biehle St. James Church, Crosstown Ste. Genevieve Church, Ste. Genevieve Sacred Heart Church, Ozora St. Mary's of the Barrens Church, Perryville St. Vincent de Paul Church, Perryville St. Alphonsus Liguori "Rock" Church, St. Louis St. Francis Xavier College Church, St. Louis St. Mary of Victories Church, St. Louis St. Rose of Lima Church, Silver Lake
Former parishes	Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Belgique St. Mary's Church, Bridgeton St. John the Evangelist Church, Lithium St. Boniface Church, Perryville Immaculate Conception Church, St. Louis St. John Nepomuk Church, St. Louis St. Liborius Church, St. Louis St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, St. Louis
Abbey	Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis
Oratory	St. Francis de Sales Oratory, St. Louis
Shrines	St. Ferdinand's Shrine, Florissant Shrine of St. Joseph, St. Louis

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Higher education	Fontbonne University Maryville University Saint Louis University
Seminaries	Aquinas Institute of Theology Kenrick–Glennon Seminary
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Former	Higher education Marillac College High schools St. Elizabeth Academy, St. Louis Trinity Catholic High School, North St. Louis County

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Auxiliary bishops	Christian Herman Winkelmann George Joseph Donnelly John Cody Charles Herman Helmsing Leo Christopher Byrne Glennon Patrick Flavin George Joseph Gottwald Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Charles Roman Koester Edward Thomas O'Meara John Nicholas Wurm Edward Joseph O'Donnell J. Terry Steib Paul Albert Zipfel Edward Braxton Michael John Sheridan Joseph Fred Naumann Timothy M. Dolan Robert Joseph Hermann Edward M. Rice Mark S. Rivituso
Priests	Christopher Edward Byrne Mark Kenny Carroll Luis Morgan Casey Patrick Feehan Robert Finn Marion Francis Forst John R. Gaydos John Hennessy John Joseph Hogan John Joseph Leibrecht George Joseph Lucas Antoni Klawiter Joseph Melcher Michael Portier Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff Leo John Steck Richard Stika John Henry Tihen

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