George Otto Wirz

George Otto Wirz
Auxiliary Bishop of Madison
In office	1978-2004
Orders
Ordination	May 31, 1952
Consecration	March 9, 1978
Personal details
Born	(1929-01-17)January 17, 1929 Monroe, Wisconsin
Died	November 23, 2010(2010-11-23) (aged 81) Madison, Wisconsin

George Otto Wirz (January 17, 1929 – November 23, 2010) served as a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin and titular bishop of Municipa.

Biography

Born in Monroe, Wisconsin, Wirz was ordained to the priesthood for the Madison Diocese on May 31, 1952. Bishop Wirz was the founding rector of the Holy Name Seminary.

On December 10, 1977, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Madison Diocese and was consecrated on March 9, 1978.

Bishop Wirz retired on February 10, 2004 and died in Madison, Wisconsin at age 81.^[1]^[2]

Notes

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Madison 1978–2004	Succeeded by –

Diocese of Madison

Bishops	Ordinaries William Patrick O'Connor Cletus F. O'Donnell William Henry Bullock Robert C. Morlino Auxiliaries Jerome J. Hastrich George Otto Wirz

Churches	Cathedral St. Raphael's Cathedral Parishes St. Peter's Church, Ashton Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Beloit St. Patrick's Church, Benton St. Patrick's Church, Madison St. Bernard's Church, Watertown Historic Our Lady of Loretto Church, Honey Creek St. Augustine Church, New Diggings St. Joseph's Church, Shields St. Wenceslaus Church, Waterloo

Education	High Schools Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart, Madison St. Ambrose Academy, Madison

Priests	Paul J. Swain

Cemeteries	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville

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