Our Pastors


Father Michael J. Petrie




Reverend Michael J. Petrie
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Father Loyola Amalraj




Reverend Loyola Amalraj, Phd
Birth: 1956 July 31K.G. Valasu, India
Ordination: 1981 St. Michael Cathedral, Coimbatore, India
Naturalization:2008
Death:

Assignments: 1986-1990 Pastoral Center Director, Diocese of Coimbatore, India (Pastor)

1992-1996 Weakland Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Resident Priest)

1996-1999 St. Leonard Parish, Muskego. Wisconsin (Associate Pastor)

1999-2002 St. Camillus Health Care, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Pastoral Care Chaplain)

2002-2010 Holy Name of Mary, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, (Parochial Vicar)

2010 Epiphany Church, New York, New York (Parochial Vicar)

2010 - 2011 St. Martin de Porres, Poughkeepsie, New York (Parochial Vicar)

2011 - 2018 St. Boniface, Germantown (Parish Administrator)

Father Leonard Andrea




Reverend Leonard J. Andre
Birth: 1921 Nov 22 Plymouth, Wisconsin
Ordination: 1961 May 27 St. John Cathedral, Milwaukee
Death: 2011 Dec 19 St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Plymouth, Wisconsin
Assignments: 1961 Jul 6 Immaculate Conception, Milwaukee

1965 Aug 16 St. Mary, South Milwaukee

1967 Jun 27 St. Leonard, Muskego

1973 Jun 12 St. Dominic, Brookfield

1980 Nov 18 St. Mary, Belgium

1982 Aug 3 St. Boniface, Germantown

1992 Jun 30 Retired

Reverend Stanislaus Bellinger
Birth: 1836 Mar 29 Dietikon, Switzerland
Ordination: 1860 Mar 21
Emigrated 1871 May 1
Death:

Assignments:
SS Peter & Paul; Twelve Mile, Covington Diocese


St. Joseph, Cold Spring, Covington Diocese

1872 - 1873 St. Mary of the Assumption, Alexandria, Covington Diocese


Joined the Milwaukee Diocese

1878 - 1880 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

Reverend Anthony J. Beyer
Birth: 1911 Feb 12 Milwaukee
Ordination: 1937 May 22 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1983 Apr 7 St Vincent de Paul Parish, Milwaukee
Buried:
Sacred Heart Cemetery, St. Francis
Assignments: 1937 - 1939 St. Anne, Milwaukee

1939 - 1942 St. Patrick, Janesville

1942 - 1946 Chaplain in the United States Air Force

1945 - 1945 St. Boniface, Goldendale

1946 - 1950 Faculty of old St. Francis Minor Seminary

1950 - 1951 St. John, Clyman

1951 - 1967 St. Stephen, New Coeln

1967 - 1978 Our Lady of Good Hope, Milwaukee

1978 - 1978 St. John Cathedral, Milwaukee

1978 - 1979 Chaplain, Franciscan Villa


Priest in residence, St. Vincent de Paul, Milwaukee

Reverend Henry Blum
Birth: 1864 Oct 28 Suerth near Cologne, Provence of Rhine
Emigration: 1882
Ordination: 1887 Jun 24 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1911 Sun Prairie
Burial:
Local Cemetery
Assignments: 1888 - 1895 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1896 St. Martin, Ashford

1911 Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, Sun Prairie

Father Todd Budde




Reverend Todd A. Budde
Birth: 1969 Dec 30 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Ordination: 2001 May 19 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death:

Assignments: 2001 - 2004 St. Roman, Milwaukee

2004 - 2007 St. Mary, Hales Corners

2007 - 2011 St. Boniface, Germantown

2011 - in solidum team serving Holy Rosary Parish, Fredonia, St. Mary Parish, Belgium, and Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, Random Lake

Reverend Maximilian De Beke
Birth:

Ordination:

Death:

Assignment: 1853 Holy Visitation of the BVM and St. Anne, Calumett County

1854 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1858 St. Catherine, Stockbridge

1860 St. Boniface, Manitowoc

1865 Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Sun Prairie

Reverend Charles Dress
Birth:
Neumuehle, Bavaria
Ordination: 1874
Death:

Assignments: 1875 St. Matthew, New Cassel

1875 - 1878 St. Boniface, Goldenthal


St. John the Baptist, Paris

1889 - 1890 St. Joseph, Lyons

1893 - 1894 Our Lady of Angels, Osceola

1895 St. Joseph, Grafton (for 2 weeks-ill health)

Reverend Anton F�ckler
Birth: 1838 Sep 13 Landstuhl, Bavaria
Ordination: 1863 Jun 29 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1889 Nov 9 Racine
Assignments: 1863 - 1864 St. Francis, Cross Plains

1864 - 1865 St. Martin, Springfield Corners

1865 - 1867 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1867 - 1871 St. Joseph, East Bristol

1871 - 1876 St. Anthony, Fussville

1876 - 1877 Holy Apostles, New Berlin

1877 - 1889 St. Joseph, Racine

Reverend John Gamber
Birth:

Ordination:

Death:
(before 1891)
Assignments: 1867 - 1870 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

Father John Geminer




Reverend John Gmeiner
Birth: 1847 Dec 4 Boernau, Bavaria
Ordination: 1870 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death:

Assignments: 185x Holy Trinity, Milwaukee

1868 - 1870 Professor St. Francis Seminary

1870 - 1871 St. Vincent de Paul, Oshkosh

1871 - 1872 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1876 - 1878 St. Charles, Cassville

1880 - 1883 St. Joseph, Waukesha

1883 - 1887 Professor St. Francis Seminary

1887 transferred to the Diocese of St. Paul, Minnesota

Reverend Charles M. Grobschmit
Birth: 1854 Dec 16 Langerich, Hanover
Emigration: 1868
Ordination: 1877 Jun 4 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death:

Assignments: 1877 - 1882 St. Michael, St. Michael

1882 - 1883 St. Francis, Cross Plains

1884 - 1886 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1886 - 1890 St. Andrew, Potosi

1890 St. Peter, Schleisingerville

Father John Baptist Hasselbauer




Reverend Johann Baptist Haslbauer (Hasselbauer)
Birth: 1807 Jul 17 Anger, Laaber, Bavaria
Ordination: 1835 Wuerzburg, Bavaria
Death: 1879 Jul 17 Ingolstadt, Bavaria
Assignments: 1854 1854 St. Alphonsus, New Muenster

1855 1856 St. Joseph, East Bristol

1856 1859 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1860 1861 Mother of Sorrows, Fredonia

1861 1862 St. George, Kenosha

1862 1863 St. Alphonsus, New Muenster/St. Nicholas, Dacada

1863 to Ingolstadt, Bavaria

Father John Michael Heiss




Reverend John Michael Heiss Jr.
Birth: 1833 Aug 19 Boehmfeld, Bavaria
Ordination: 1859 Dec 16 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1890 Jun 25 St. Joseph Hospital
Assignments: 1860 - 1861 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1861 - 1864 St. Thomas Aquinas, Waterford

1865 SS Peter and Paul, Addison

1865 - 1869 St. Francis, Brighton


St. Catherine; Granville Center

1875 - 1879 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Keyesville

1883 - 1885 St. Lawrence, Jefferson

1886 - 1890 St. Andrew, Framersville

Father Michael Heiss




Reverend Michael Heiss
Birth: 1818 Apr 12 Pfaldorf, Kipfenberg, Bavaria
Ordination: 1940 Oct 18 Nymphenburg, near Munich, Bavaria
Death: 1890 Mar 26 La Crosse
Burial:
St. Francis Seminary beneath chapel
Emigration: 16 Dec 1842 Through New Orleans
Assignment: 1843 - 1844 Covington, Kentucky

1844 - 1845 St. Mary, Milwaukee

1845 - 1852 Bavaria to Convalesce

1852 - 1858 spiritual director Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis

1856 Rector St. Francis Seminary

1868 Sep 6 Bishop of La Crosse Diocese

1879 Jun 30 Citizen of the United States

1880 Mar 15 Coadjutor, Milwaukee Archdiocese

1882 Apr 23 Archbishop of Milwaukee Diocese

Reverend John M. Herriges
Birth: 1871 May 17 St. Michael
Ordination: 1896 Jun 24 St. John, Collegeville, Minnesota
Death: 1946 Jan 12 St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac
Buried:
St. Michael
Assignments:
St. Peter, Beaver Dam


St. Ignatius, Mt. Horeb

1900 - 1908 SS. Peter & Paul, Addison

1908 - 1921 St. Lawrence, Jefferson

1925 - 1931 St. Boniface, Goldendale

1931 St. Mary, Lomaria

Father John Baptist Hasselbauer




Reverend William J. Huemmer
Birth: 1901 Dec 15 Madison, Wisconsin
Ordination: 1935 Jun 15 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1972 Aug 8 Madison
Burial:
Resurrection Cemetery, Madison
Assignments: 1935 - 1939 St. Patrick, Fond du Lac

1939 - 1942 St. Edward, Racine

1942 - 1947 St. John, Plymouth

1947 - 1951 St. Francis Xavier, Brighton

1951 - 1959 St. Boniface, Goldendale

1959 - 1970 St. Charles Borromeo, Burlington

1970 Retirement

Father Hubert Jansen




Reverend Hubert Jansen
Birth: 1828 Hechelscheidt, Cologne
Ordination: 1854 Aix La Chapelle, Lunrmburg
Emigration: 1858 Oct
Death: 1892 Oct 25 St. Matthias, Milwaukee
Burial:
Holy Trinity, Milwaukee
Assignments: 1861 - 1865 Holy Apostle, New Berlin

1865 - 1866 St. John, Jefferson

1867 - 1869 St. Theresa, Theresa

1869 - 1873 St. Francis Xavier, Cross Plains

1873 - 1878 St. John, Johnsbury

1878 - 1881 SS. Peter and Paul, Addison

1881 - 1882 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1882 - 1892 St. Matthias, Beloit Road, Milwaukee

Reverend Alexander Karrels
Birth:
Port Washington, Wisconsin
Ordination: 1920 Aug 28 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1960 Aug 4 Divine Savior Annex Home; Portage
Burial:
St. Mary Cemetery, Belgium
Assignments: 1921 - 1928 St. Anne, Milwaukee

1928 - 1933 St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence

1933 - 1944 St. Boniface, Goldendale

1944 Retirement

1946 Chaplain, Divine Savior Annex, Portage

Father Joseph Maria Keller




Reverend Joseph Maria Keller
Birth: 1882 Feb 1 Aschen; Germany
Ordination: 1913 Jun 22 Dallas
Death:

Assignments: 1922 - 1924 St. Joseph, Milwaukee

1924 - 1925 St. Peter, Beaver Dam

1925 St. Francis, Brighton

1931 - 1933 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

Reverend Francis Kendeler
Birth:

Ordination:

Death:

Assignments: 1845 Watertown

1847 - 1848 Holy Cross, Belgium

1848 - 1849 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1851 - 1852 St. Martin, Franklin; St. Louis, Calendonia

1855 - 1864+ St. Dominic, Sinsinowa Mound

Father Alois Klas




Reverend Aloysius "Alois" James Klas
Birth: 1903 Apr 16 Fredonia, Wisconsin
Ordination: 1933 Jun 10 St. John Cathedral, Milwaukee
Death: 1990 Jan 8 Racine, Wisconsin
Burial:
St. Mary Cemetery, Port Washington
Assignments: 1933 - 1935 St. Bernard, Wauwatosa

1935 - 1937 Sacred Heart, Sun Prairie

1937 - 1939 St. James, Madison

1939 Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital, Beaver Dam

1939 - 1945 St. Rose, Brodhead


Mission in Albany

1945 - 1951 St. Boniface, Goldendale

1951 - 1976 Sacred Heart, Racine

1976 Retired

Father B. Henry Korfhage




Reverend B. Henry (John) Korfhage
Birth: 1830 Apr 25 Loeningen, Oldenburg, Germany
Emigrated: 1860
Ordination: 1863 Jun 29 St. Francis Seminary; St. Francis
Death:

Assignments: 1863 - 1866 St. Alphonsus, Wheatland

1866 - 1867 St. Mathias, Beloit Road, Milwaukee


St. Martin, Springfield Corners

1868 Holy Sacrament, Greenfield

1869 St. Alphonse, Wheatland

1870 - 1871 St. Hubert, Hubertus

1871 - 1875 St. Wendel, St. Wendel

1875 - 1876 St. Stephen, New Coeln

1876 - 1880 St. Joseph, Grafton

1880 - 1881 St. Martin, Dane

1881 - 1884 St. Anthony, Fussville

1884 - 1886 St. Martin, Ashford

1886 - 1888 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1889 - 1890 Mother of Sorrows, Fredonia

1890 - 1893 St. Lawrence, Jefferson chaplain

1896 Church of the Visitation,Marytown

Reverend Francis Laufhuber
Birth:

Ordination:

Death:

Assignments: 1849 - 1850 Holy Cross, Belgium

1851 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1852 Holy Cross, Belgium and Mater de Dolorosa

Reverend A.H. Meaucl�re
Birth:

Ordination:

Death:

Assignments: 1856 - 1857 St. Nicholas, Freedom

1856 - 1857 St. John Nepomncene, Little Chute

1857 - 1858 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1858 - 1859 St. Joseph, Port Washington; St. Martin, Ashford


St. Kilian, St. Kilian

1859+ St..Theresa, Teresa

Father Anton Michels




Reverend Anthony Francis Michels
Birth: 1840 Sep 25 Holsthum, Treves, Germany
Emigrated: 1857
Ordination: 1868 Aug 12 St. Francis Seminary
Death: 1911 Jul 18 SSSS Mother House
Assignments: 1869 St. Matthew; New Castle

1868 1869 St. Mathias, Beloit; Holy Sacrament, Greenfield

1869 1870 St. Martin, Ashford

1870 1871 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1872 1872 St. Lawrence, Jefferson

1874 1877 St. Joseph, Menominee

1878 1880 St. Joseph/St. Michael, Baraboo

1879 resigned pastorate; chaplain St. Joseph Convent

Reverend Piere Nicholas, O.M. Cap. (Matthew Metzinger)
Birth: 1843 Apr 1 Maryling, Bavaria
Ordination: 1878 Jun 11
Death:

Assignments: 1879 St. Francis, Milwaukee

1883 - 1883 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1885 St. Francis, Milwaukee

1887 Hospitium S. Cricis, National Home; Milwaukee

1889 Conventus ad Matrem Dol;

1892 began to use his birth name (Rev. Matt. Metzinger)

1894 in Texas

Father Francis Xavier Obermueler




Reverend Francis (Franz) Xavier Oberm�ller
Birth: 1810 Oct 6 Schwarzenberg, village of Voralberg, Austrian Tryol
Emigration: 1843 Oct
Ordination: 1846 Jun 11 Milwaukee by Bishop Martin Henni
Death: 1886 Jun 12 St. Viterbo Convent, La Crosse
Buried:
Calvery Cemetery, La Crosse [crypt beneath the chapel]
Assignments: 1846 - 1847 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1847 - 1848 Holy Cross, Belgium

1848 - 1850 Society of the Most Precious Blood, New Riegel, Ohio

1850 - 1853 St. Anthony (Hermit), Fussville; St. James, Mequon,


St. Martin, Granville

1853 - 1856 Returned to Austria

1856 - 1857 Thompson, Ohio

1857 - 1860 St. Mary of the Assumption, Cleveland, Ohio

1861 - 1865 St. Peter; Norwalk, Ohio

1865 - 1871 St. Lawrence, Jefferson

1865 - 1886 Chaplin,


Sister of the Third Order of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration

Reverend Francis Xavier Paulhuber D.D.
Birth: 1814 May 17 Rattenberg, Aschau, Fraheim, Muhldorf, Oberbavaria
Ordination: 1840 Apr 27 Frenyling
Death: 1871 June 4 St. Moritz, Ingolstadt
Burial:
Cemetery in Ingolstadt, nw corner of pathway
Assignments: 1840 - 1841 Chaplain in Laferingl

1841 - 1843 Chaplain at Mariahilf in Munich

1843 - 1847 Chaplain Ebersberg

1847 - 1851 St. Moritz, Ingolstadt, Diocese Eichstaett
Emigrated: 1851

1851 - 1851 St. Mary, Buffalo, New York

1851 - 1851 St. Mary, Milwaukee

1851 - 1853 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1853 - 1856 St. Mary Church, Milwaukee


(Assisted in the building of St. Frances Seminary)

1856 - 1856 St. Joseph, Milwaukee

1856 - 1856 St. Philomena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1856 Aug 28(returned to Freyling, Austria)

1858 City Pastor in Heideck

1865 City Pastor St. Moritz

Reverend I. Nicholas Pfeiffer
Birth:

Ordination: 1853 Feb 19 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death:
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Assignments: 1853 - 1854 St. Mary; Racine

1854 - 1857 St. Boniface, Goldenthal; St. Hubert, Hubertus


St. Augustine, St. Augustine; St. Mary, Richfield

1857 - 1860 St. Nicholas, Freedom; St. John Nepomeanu, Little Chute


St. Francis Xavier, Holland Town

1861 St. Anne, French Creek; St. Boniface, Manitowoc


St. Isidore, Memeetown; St. Peter, Newtown

Father John Risch




Reverend John A. Risch
Birth: 1897 Jun 14 Milwaukee
Ordination: 1926 Jan 31 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1958 Apr 10 St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan
Burial:
Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Block 20, Row 15n
Assignments: 1926 - 1934 St. Bernard, Madison

1934 - 1940 St. Andrew, Verona


St. William Mission, Paoli

1940 - 1944 St. Mary, Kansasville

1944 - 1945 St. Boniface, Goldendale

1947 - 1948 St. Mary, Belgium

1948 - 1957 St. John, Koehler

1957 Chaplain, St. Joseph home For The Aged, West Allis

Father Joseph Stadler




Reverend Joseph Sadler
Birth:
Diocese of Poelten, Bavaria
Ordination:
Bavaria
Emigrated 1849 Easter
Death: 1887 Diocese of Poelten, Bavaria
Assignments: 1849 - 1850 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1850 - 1850 St. Anthony, Fussville

1850 - 1859 Holy Trinity, Milwaukee also St. Francis Assissi, Nojoshing

1865 Haag, Lower Austria

1866 - 1867 Professor St. Francis Seminary

Father Josepj Salzman D.D.




Reverend Joseph Salzmann D.D.
Birth: 1819 Aug 17 Muenzbach, Austria
Ordination: 1842 Aug 8 Linz, Austria
Emigrated: 1847 Sep 18
Death: 1871 Jan 17
Buried:
Buried under Sanctuary of the Salesianum; St. Francis
Assignments: 1846 assistant in village of Gleink, Austria


St. Wolfgang; Ischl, Austria


Reid, Austria

1847 - 1849 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1849 - 1855 St. Mary, Milwaukee as Assistant

1855 - 1868 St. Mary Church as Pastor

1868 - 1871 Rector St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis

Reverend Anselm Sauthner O.S.B.
Birth: 1820 Mar 29 Straubing, Bavaria
Ordination: 1845 Apr 4 Diocese of Augsburg, Germany
Death: 1905 Nov 28 Abbey of Schaeftlarn, Bavaria
Assignments: 1876 - 1877 St. John the Baptist, Meire Grove, Minnesota

1877 - 1878 St. Joseph Cathedral, La Crosee

1878 - 1882 St. Catherines, Farming, Minnesota

1882 - 1882 Assumption, Eden Valley, Minnesota


(left St. John's Abbey)

1882 - 1883 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1883 - 1887 St. Mary, Belgium and Jefferson

1877 to Bavaria, Abbey of Schaeftlarn

Reverend Louis Francis Schmidt
Birth: 1912 Jun 26 Appleton, Wisconsin
Ordination: 1937 May 22 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1983 Mar 18
Burial:
Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Block 25, Lot 181, Grave 3
Assignments: 1937 - 1950 St. Catherine, Milwaukee

1950 - 1959 St. Mary, Cascade


St. Michael, Mitchell - Mission

1959 - 1982 St. Boniface, Germantown

1982 Retired

Reverend Charles Schroudenback
Birth:
Bavaria
Ordination:
Bavaria
Emigrated: 1845? To Philadelphia to Milwaukee
Death:

Assignments: 1845 - 1846 St. Boniface, Goldenthal ???

1846 - 1848 St. Sebastian, Burlington; St. Mathias, Beloit Road

1848 - 1849 St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence; St. Theresa, Theresa


SS Peter and Paul, Addison

1850 - 1851 St. Ignatius, Racine

1853 - 1854 St. Andrew, near Potosi; Beetown, Cassbille, Landcaster

1856 - 1857 St. Alphonse, Wheatland

1857 - 1857 St. Kilian, Hudson

1858 - 1858 St. Mathias, West Bend;, St. Mary; West Bend

1859 - 1860 St. Peter, Beaver Dam; St. Malachy, Hudson


St. Andrew, Lomira

1861 St. Wendelin, Mosle; St. Magdalene, Sheboygan


St. George, Wilson

1866 St. Joseph, St. Frances Xavier; St. James,


Immaculate Conception, all in Qzaukee County

1867 St. Augustine, Chilton; St. Catherine, Stockbridge

Reverend Sebastian Seif
Birth:

Ordination: 1851 Sep 25 St. Mary, Milwaukee
Death:

Assignments: 1851 - 1852 St. John, Green Bay (assistant)

1852 - 1852 St. Boniface, Goldenthal (assistant)

1854 - 1855 Holy Visitation BVM, Calumet County


St. Thomas Acquainas, Waterford

1856 St. Joseph, East Bristol


St. Peter, Beaver Dam (4 months)

1856 - 1857 St. Francis Xavier, Grafton

1857 - 1858 St. Joseph, Hermon

1858 - 1859 St. Francis, Cross Plaines

1859 - 1860 St. Martin, Springfield

1860 St. Charles, Doty's Island; Holy Angles, Kaukanna

1861 St. Lawrence, Jefferson; St. Bruno. Ottawa

1865 St. James, St. Croix County

1866 - 1868 Church of the Visitation Blessed Virgin Mary, Marytown


Vincent de Paul, St. Croix County; St. James, Hudson

1869 - 1869 St. Andrew, Potosi

Father Bernard Sippel




Reverend Bernard Sylvester Sippel
Birth:
St. Cloud, Fond du Lac County
Ordination: 1965 May 29 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death:

Other: Retied Lt. Colonel in Wisconsin National Guard


(Chaplain, 1968-1988; civil disturbances 3 times,


fire strikes 2 times)
Assignments: 1965 - 1969 St. Patrick, Elk Horn

1969 - 1977 St. Mary, Elm Grove

1977 - 1979 Marriage Tribunal for two years

1979 - 1981 Mother of Perpetual Help

1981 - 1991 St Elizabeth Ann Seton, Berlin (new parish 1st in 25 years)

1991 - 1992 St. Mathias, Milwaukee

1992 - 2007 St. Boniface, Germantown


(Rural Life Director for Archdiocese in Washington County)

2007 Retired

Reverend Benedict J. Smedding
Birth: 1820 D�lmen, (M�nster), Germany
Ordination: 1845 D�lmen
Emigrated: 1854
Death: 1881 Sep 4 Paris, Kenosha County
Burial:
Paris Cemetery
Assignments: 1856 - 1858 St. Mary, Green Bay; St. Nicholas, Decada

1858 - 1860 Holy Name, Sheboygan

1860 - 1861 Notre Dame, Chippewa Falls

1861 - 1868 St. Mary, Chippawa Falls

1861 - 1868 St. Peter, Eagle Point

1861 - 1864 St. Joseph, Somerset

1861 - 1864 St. Edward, Thumbill

1864 - 1865 St. Patrick, Eau Claire

1865 - 1867 St. Henry, Aux Galets

1869 St. Francis of Sales, Geneva

1869 St. Killian, Hudson

1872 - 1872 St. Alphonsus, New Muenster

1873 - 1874 St. Boniface, Goldenthal


St. Michael, Fussville


Holy Cross, Holy Cross

1878 - 1880 Sacred Heart, Sun Prairie

1880 - 1881 St. John the Baptist, Paris, Kenosha County

Father Frantz Spath




Reverend Frantz Spath
Birth: 1836 Mar 30 Hitzendorf, Austria
Ordination: 1865 Apr 22 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1890 Sep 17 Schleisingerville
Burial:
St. Peter Cemetery, Slinger, Row 20
Assignments: 1865 - 1865 St. Martin, Ashford

1865 - 1865 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1866- St. Theresa, Eagle Centre


St. Bruno, Town of Ottawa


St. Michael, Dotyville

1870 St. Mary, Sullivan

1871 - 1872 Our Lady of Angels, Osceola

1877 - 1881 St. Martin, Ashford

1881 - 1882 St. Henry, Watertown

1882 - 1890 St. Peter, Schleisingerville

Father John Stehling




Reverend John J. Stehling
Birth: 1884 May 30 Milwaukee
Ordination: 1911 Mar 25 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1950 Feb 26 St. Mary, Racine
Assignments: 1911 - 1912 St. Mary, Milwaukee

1915 - 1925 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1925 - 1932 St. Patrick, Elkhorn

1932 - 1940 St. Norbert, Roxbury

1940 - 1950 St. Mary, Racine

Father George Strickner




Reverend George Strickner
Birth: 1833 Dec 6 Stadtkemnath, Bavaria
Emigrated: 1856
Ordination: 1859 Dec 16 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1901 Sep 20
Assignments: 1860 - 1861 St. Henry, Watertown

1861 - 1865 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1865 - 1866 Mother of Sorrows, Fredonia

1866 - 1868 Immaculate Conception, Saukville; Holy Cross, Belgium


Mater de Dolorsa, Fredonia; St. Joseph, Grafton


St. Theresa, Theresa

1872 St. Thomas Acquainas, Waterford

1873 - 1877 St. Mary, Racine

188x St. Anthony, Fussville


St. George, Kenosha


St. Henry, Watertown

1884 - 1884 St. Luke, Plain

1897 Retired, returned in the summer to Europe

Reverend Theodore Arnold Trottenberg S.A.C.
Birth:

Ordination:

Death:

Assignments: 1874 - 1875 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1876 - 1877 Marquette, Michigan

1877 - 1879 Ishpeming, Michigan

Reverend Raymond G. Welter
Birth: 1911 Feb 11 Jefferson
Ordination: 1936 Jun 6 Gesu Church, Milwaukee
Death: 1982 May 21 At his cottage, Armstrong-Dotyville
Assignments: 1936 - 1944 St. Anne, Milwaukee

1944 - 1944 St. Boniface, Goldendale

1944 - 1945 Immaculate Conception, Juneau

1945 Chaplaincy Corps, US Army


St. Joseph, Racine

1947 - 1948 Sacred Heart, St. Francis

1948 - 1965 Immaculate Heart of Mary, West Allis

1965 - 1974 St. Sebastian, Milwaukee

1974 - 1976 St. Michael, Dotyville

Father Joseph Wurm




Reverend Joseph H. Wurm
Birth: 1871 Jan 20 Bilstein, Westphalia, Germany
Emigrated: 1881
Ordination: 1893 Jun 24 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis
Death: 1934 Mar 1 New Munster
Burial:
Holy Trinity Cemetery, Milwaukee, Block 5, Lot 50
Assignments: 1893 - 1893 St. George, Kenosha (assistant)

1893 - 1895 St. John the Baptist, Muscoda

1895 - 1918 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1929+ St. Alphonse; New Munster

Reverend A. Ferdinand Zuber
Birth:
Helvetia
Ordination:

Death:

Assignments: 1856 St Charles Mission, Casville

1858 Calvary, Marshfield; Immaculate Conception, Menomonee

1859 - 1862 St. Andrew, Potosi

1865 - 1871 St. Wendelin and St. George; Ceterville


St. Joseph and St. Fidelis, Sheboygan County

1872 - 1873 St. Boniface, Goldenthal

1872 - 1873 St. Lawrence, Jefferson


Church of the Visitation Blessed Virgin Mary, Marytown