John Benjamin Grellinger

John Benjamin Grellinger (November 5, 1899 – April 13, 1984) served as a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. He was also titular bishop of Syene.

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Grellinger entered Saint Francis Seminary in Milwaukee in 1922.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on July 14, 1929.^[1] On May 16, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed Grellinger auxiliary bishop of the Green Bay Diocese and he was consecrated on July 14, 1949.^[1]^[2] Bishop Grellinger retired on September 21, 1974.^[3]

Notes

1 2 3 "Grellinger to Observe Anniversaries". The Post-Crescent. July 13, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved March 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Bishop Conducts Memorial Mass for Mrs. Borski". The Ludington Daily News. July 15, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved March 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ John Benjamin Grellinger

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay 1949–1974	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Melcher Francis Xavier Krautbauer Frederick Katzer Sebastian Gebhard Messmer Joseph John Fox Paul Peter Rhode Stanislaus Vincent Bona Aloysius John Wycislo Adam Maida Robert Joseph Banks David Zubik David L. Ricken Auxiliary bishops John Benjamin Grellinger Robert F. Morneau Mark Francis Schmitt
Churches	Cathedral St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Parishes St. Mary's Church, Appleton Holy Cross Church, Green Bay St. Willebrord Church, Green Bay Holy Cross Church, Kaukauna St. Mary's Church, Kaukauna St. Gregory's Church, St. Nazianz Former Saint Joseph of the Lake Church, Menominee Indian Reservation St. Ambrose Church, St. Nazianz St. Lawrence Church, Stangelville Shrines Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Champion National Shrine of Saint Joseph, De Pere Abbey St. Norbert Abbey Oratory St. Joseph's Oratory, Green Bay
Education	Higher education St. Norbert College Silver Lake College High schools Lourdes High School, Oshkosh Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay Roncalli High School, Manitowoc St. Mary Central High School, Neenah St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, Marinette Xavier High School, Appleton
Priests	John Francis Doerfler Frank Joseph Dewane
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