Christian Herman Winkelmann

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Christian Herman Winkelmann
Bishop of Wichita
See	Diocese of Wichita
Appointed	September 13, 1933
Installed	March 5, 1940
Term ended	November 19, 1946
Predecessor	Augustus John Schwertner
Successor	Mark Kenny Carroll
Orders
Ordination	June 11, 1907
Consecration	November 30, 1934 by John J. Glennon
Personal details
Born	(1883-09-12)September 12, 1883 St. Louis, Missouri, US
Died	November 19, 1946(1946-11-19) (aged 63) Wichita, Kansas, US
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	John and Anna (née Becker) Winkelmann
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis 1933 to 1940
Education	St. Francis Solanus College Kenrick Seminary

Christian Herman Winkelmann (September 12, 1883 – November 19, 1946) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wichita from 1940 to 1946. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1933 to 1940.

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Christian Winkelmann was born on September 12, 1883, in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and Anna (née Becker) Winkelmann.^[1] He attended St. Francis Solanus College in Quincy, Illinois, then returned to Missouri to enter Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis.^[1]

Winkelmann was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Louis on June 11, 1907.^[2] He then served as curate at St. Peter's Parish in St. Charles, Missouri, until 1922, when he became pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Rich Fountain, Missouri.^[1] Winkelmann was pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in St. Louis from 1929 to 1939.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis[edit]

On September 13, 1933, Winkelmann was appointed the first auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Sita by Pope Pius XI.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on November 30, 1933, from Archbishop John J. Glennon, with Bishops Thomas Lillis and Francis Johannes serving as co-consecrators.^[2]

Bishop of Wichita[edit]

Following the death of Bishop Augustus Schwertner, Winkelmann was named the third bishop of the Diocese of Wichita by Pius XII on December 27, 1939.^[2] He was installed at Wichita on March 5, 1940.^[1]

Christian Winkelmann died in Wichita on November 19, 1946, at age 63.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop Christian Herman Winkelmann". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

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Preceded by Augustus John Schwertner	Bishop of Wichita 1940–1946	Succeeded by Mark Kenny Carroll
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis 1933–1940	Succeeded by –

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Bishops	Ordinaries James O'Reilly John Joseph Hennessy Augustus John Schwertner Christian Herman Winkelmann Mark Kenny Carroll David Monas Maloney Eugene John Gerber Thomas Olmsted Michael Owen Jackels Carl A. Kemme Coadjutor Leo Christopher Byrne
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parishes St. Mark Church, Colwich St. Teresa's Church, Hutchinson
Education	Higher education Newman University High schools Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita St. Mary's-Colgan High School, Pittsburg Trinity Catholic High School, Hutchinson
Priests	John Balthasar Brungardt Paul Stagg Coakley James D. Conley Ronald Michael Gilmore Emil Kapaun Shawn McKnight Ignatius Jerome Strecker John Henry Tihen
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v t e 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 Rigali Raymond Leo Burke Robert James Carlson Mitchell T. Rozanski
Coadjutor Archbishop	Patrick John Ryan
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
List	List of churches in the Roman Catholic 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

v t e 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, Town and Country 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, Lemay 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 Ursuline Academy, Oakland Valle Catholic High School, Sainte Genevieve Villa Duchesne, St. Louis Visitation Academy of St. Louis, Town and Country
Former	Higher education Marillac College High schools St. Elizabeth Academy, St. Louis Trinity Catholic High School, North St. Louis County

v t e 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 Mark S. Rivituso
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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