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((Short description|American Roman Catholic prelate (1931–2018)))
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| name = Eugene John Gerber
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| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita|Diocese of Wichita]]
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| appointed = November 17, 1982
| enthroned = February 9, 1983
| ended = October 4, 2001
| predecessor = [[David Monas Maloney|David M. Maloney]]
| successor = [[Thomas Olmsted|Thomas J. Olmsted]]
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| ordination = May 19, 1959
| ordained_by = [[Mark Kenny Carroll|Mark K. Carroll]]
| consecration = December 14, 1976
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'''Eugene John Gerber''' (April 30, 1931 – September 29, 2018) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City|Diocese of Dodge City]] in Kansas from 1976 to 1982, and bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita|Diocese of Wichita]] in Kansas from 1982 to 2001.

==Biography==

=== Early life ===
Eugene Gerber was born in [[Kingman, Kansas|Kingman]], [[Kansas]], to Cornelius and Lena (née Tiesmeyer) Gerber. The fourth of seven children, he had two brothers, Jerome and Larry, and four sisters, Kathleen, Helen, Leola, and Joan.<ref name="advance">((cite news|date=2001-12-14|work=The Catholic Advance|title='Some day this boy will become a priest'))</ref> At his [[baptism]] on May 1, 1931, the officiating priest predicted to Gerber's father, "Some day this boy will become a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]]!"<ref name="advance" /> 

Gerber was raised on a farm in [[Waterloo, Kansas]], and entered [[Conception Abbey|Immaculate Conception Seminary]] in Conception, Missouri, in 1945. Two years later, he transferred to Kingman High School, where he was known as a [[Frank Sinatra]] look-alike and graduated in 1949.<ref name="advance" />

Gerber studied accounting at [[Wichita State University]] before returning to Immaculate Conception Seminary. In May 1955, he graduated from [[St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary]] in Denver, Colorado.  He obtained a [[Bachelor of Philosophy]] degree (1955), a [[Master of Religious Education]] degree (1958), and a [[Bachelor of Sacred Theology]] degree through the seminary's affiliation with the [[The Catholic University of America|Catholic University of America]]. Gerber became a [[subdeacon]] and later a [[deacon]] in 1958.

=== Priesthood ===
Gerber was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the priesthood for the Diocese of Wichita by Bishop [[Mark Kenny Carroll|Mark Carroll]] on May 19, 1959.  After his ordination, Gerber served as an [[Curate|associate pastor]] at St. Anne and Church of the Parishes in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]. In 1962, he became an instructor at [[Bishop Carroll Catholic High School|Notre Dame High School]] in Wichita, teaching algebra and religion, and working as a guidance counselor. He also served as moderator of the [[Catholic Youth Organization]].

In May 1963, Gerber was named assistant [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]] for the diocese and associate pastor of Holy Savior Parish. He also earned a [[Bachelor of Education]] degree from [[Wichita State University]] in June 1963. In addition to his role as assistant chancellor, Gerber became secretary to Bishop [[Leo Christopher Byrne|Leo Bryne]] and associate pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in August 1964. He was appointed vice chancellor of the diocese (1965), business manager of the [[Diocese|diocesan]] newspaper (1967), and associate pastor at St. Mary Cathedral (1968).

In 1969, Gerber was appointed to the governing board of the Holy Family Center for the [[Developmental disability|mentally disabled]]. He became diocesan director of the [[Cursillo|Cursillo movement]] in 1970, and chancellor in 1973. Continuing as chancellor, Gerber served as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Wichita from 1973 to 1975.

In October 1975, Gerber was sent to [[Vatican City|Rome]] to undertake his [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate studies]] in [[theology]] and [[Bible|Scripture]]. He received a [[Licentiate of Sacred Theology]] ''summa cum laude'' from the [[Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)|Angelicum]]. Upon his return to the Kansas in February 1976, Gerber resumed his work as chancellor and was appointed [[chaplain]] to the [[Sisters of St. Joseph]] and vicar for religious.

=== Bishop of Dodge City ===
On October 16, 1976, Gerber was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Dodge City by [[Pope Paul VI]]. He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal consecration]] on December 14, 1976, from Bishop [[David Monas Maloney|David Maloney]], with [[Marion Francis Forst|Bishops Marion Forst]] and [[Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen|Richard Hanifen]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]]. After [[Ignatius Jerome Strecker|Ignatius J. Strecker]], Gerber was the second native of the Wichita diocese to become a bishop.

Gerber was formally [[Enthronement|installed]] as bishop on December 15, 1976, at the [[Dodge City Civic Center]]. He served on the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops|National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB)]] Ad Hoc Committee on Parish Renewal for four years.

===Bishop of Wichita===
Gerber was later named the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Wichita by [[Pope John Paul II]] on November 17, 1982. Within the next twenty days, both of his parents died.<ref name=advance/> Gerber was installed on February 9, 1983.

During his tenure, he served on the NCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Parish Renewal; the NCCB Committee on the Permanent Diaconate; two terms on the Administrative Board of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, representing Region IX; on the NCCB Liaison Committee with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR); the Communications Committee; the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee; the Liaison Committee with NC News; the NCCB Pro-Life Committee; Committee for Women in Society and the Church; and the Ad Hoc Committee on Stewardship. 

Locally, Gerber served as a board member for the Wichita Urban League, Via Christi Health Systems, HopeNet, Kansas Foodbank Warehouse, Inc., and Wichita Grand Opera. He received [[Thomas J. Olmsted]] as a [[coadjutor bishop]] in April 1999.

=== Retirement and legacy ===
John Paul II accepted Gerber's resignation as bishop of Wichita on October 4, 2001. He then served as a chaplain to the [[Discalced Carmelites|Discalced Carmelite Sisters]] and as a spiritual director for priests.  Eugene Gerber died at age 87 at a Wichita hospital on September 29, 2018, after suffering a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] while driving earlier in the day.<ref>[https://www.kansas.com/living/religion/article219243550.html The Wichita Eagle] (subscription required)</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Catholic Church hierarchy]]
* [[Catholic Church in the United States]]
* [[Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States]]
* [[List of Catholic bishops of the United States]]
* [[Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cdowk.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita Official Site]

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