His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Christian Herman Winkelmann
Bishop of Wichita
SeeDiocese of Wichita
AppointedSeptember 13, 1933
InstalledMarch 5, 1940
Term endedNovember 19, 1946
PredecessorAugustus John Schwertner
SuccessorMark Kenny Carroll
Orders
OrdinationJune 11, 1907
ConsecrationNovember 30, 1934
by John J. Glennon
Personal details
Born(1883-09-12)September 12, 1883
St. Louis, Missouri, US
DiedNovember 19, 1946(1946-11-19) (aged 63)
Wichita, Kansas, US
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsJohn and Anna (née Becker) Winkelmann
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
1933 to 1940
EducationSt. 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

Early life

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Christian Herman Winkelmann". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
Catholic Church titles Preceded byAugustus John Schwertner Bishop of Wichita 1940–1946 Succeeded byMark Kenny Carroll Preceded by– Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis 1933–1940 Succeeded by–
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