John Nicholas Wurm

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John Nicholas Wurm (December 6, 1927 — April 27, 1984) was 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

[edit] 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 His Eminence, 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 His Eminence, 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.

[edit] External links

• A biography of Bp. Wurm from Knights of Columbus Council #1376, in Bp. Wurm's hometown
• Catholic Hierarchy page on Bp. Wurm
• Listing of former bishops of the Diocese of Belleville, from the Diocese's official site

Preceded by Boleslaw Cardinal Filipiak	Titular Bishop of Plestia 1976–1981	Succeeded by Anthony Michael Milone
Preceded by William Michael Cosgrove	Bishop of Belleville 1981–1984	Succeeded by James Patrick Keleher