John Nicholas Wurm

John Nicholas Wurm (December 6, 1927 – April 27, 1984) served as the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois.

Styles of John Nicholas Wurm

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

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 Kenrick Seminary. He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis on April 3, 1954, by Joseph Ritter, Cardinal Archbishop of St. Louis.

Father Wurm was appointed Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis on June 25, 1976, and consecrated bishop on August 17, 1976, by Cardinal John 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.

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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

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 Auxilary Stanley Girard Schlarman

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter Parishes St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, Bellville 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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Archdiocese of St. Louis

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 Francis Rigali Raymond Leo Burke Robert James Carlson

Coadjutor Archbishop	Patrick John Ryan

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Churches in the 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

Education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Higher education	Fontbonne University Maryville University Saint Louis University

Seminaries	Aquinas Institute of Theology Kenrick–Glennon Seminary

High schools	Barat Academy, O'Fallon Bishop DuBourg High School, St. Louis Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, St. Louis Chaminade College Preparatory School, Creve Coeur Christian Brothers College High School, St. Louis Cor Jesu Academy, St. Louis De Smet Jesuit High School, Creve Coeur Duchesne High School, St. Charles Incarnate Word Academy, Bel-Nor John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Manchester Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves Notre Dame High School, St. Louis Rosati-Kain High School, St. Louis St. Dominic High School, O'Fallon St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, Washington St. John Vianney High School, Kirkwood St. Joseph's Academy, Frontenac Saint Louis Priory School, St. Louis St. Louis University High School, St. Louis St. Mary's High School, St. Louis St. Pius X High School, Festus St. Vincent High School, Perryville Trinity Catholic High School, North County Ursuline Academy, Oakland Valle Catholic High School, Sainte Genevieve Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, St. Louis Visitation Academy of St. Louis, Town and Country

Former	Higher education Marillac College High school St. Elizabeth Academy, St. Louis

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

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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