February 1, 1920Father Dennis HealyFather Healy was born at Cloghroe, County Cork, Ireland and did his early studies at Mt. Melleray Abbey. Upon completing his seminary studies at St. Patrick’s College, Carlow, Ireland, he was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on June 17, 1905. As pastor he was as
February 1, 1971Father William RyanFather Ryan was born in Chicago on July 24, 1910 but attended grade and high school in St. Louis, MO. After studying at St. Meinrad’s Seminary, St. Meinrad, IN he was ordained in the seminary chapel for the Diocese of Wichita by Cardinal Ritter on May 26, 1942. He
Feb. 2, 2015Father Victor BieberleBorn on Sept. 25, 1925, in Bushton, Father Victor Bieberle studied for the priesthood at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver. He was ordained on May 21, 1951, at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Bushton. Father Bieberle served four years as an assistant pastor at Blessed Sacr
February 2, 2004Father Leo MetckoFather Metcko was born on Dec. 22, 1913 in Cincinnati, OH and studied for the priesthood at Duns Scotus College, Detroit, MI and at Holy Family Monastery, Oldenburg, IN. He was ordained on Feb. 24, 1943 for the St. John the Baptist Province of the Order of Friars Min
February 2, 1980Father Joseph OenbrinkFather Oenbrink was born in Cincinnati, OH on February 6, 1893. He attended St. Xavier College in Cincinnati, OH and St. John Seminary in Little Rock, AR where he was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita by Bishop John Morris on May 29, 1924. He worked for three
February 3, 1898 Father George MeyerFather Meyer was born on September 7, 1863 at Cloppenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, Germany. He studied in Cloppenburg and Warendorf in Germany and at St. Meinrad’s Seminary in St. Meinrad, IN. Bishop Camillas Maes ordained him for the Diocese of Wichita on Febru
February 4, 1989Msgr. Joseph FischerMsgr. Fischer was born on May 12, 1909 in Tipton, MO and prepared for the priesthood at Conception Seminary, Conception, MO and at Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO. Bishop Schwertner ordained him on June 15, 1935 in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Wichita. As an assistant
Feb. 5, 2013Father Stephen R. BaxterFather Stephen R. Baxter was born in Seattle, Wash., and was educated at St. Patrick Seminary in Ireland. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Wichita on May 16, 1981, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. He received a licentiate in cano
February 6, 1951Father Theophil HardFather Hard was born on May 10, 1885 at Boscoil, Aargan, Switzerland. He completed all of his education in Switzerland, finishing his theological studies at the University of Fribourg. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 8,
February 7, 2018Father Thomas F. ScalettyFather Thomas F. Scaletty, 82, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita for 54 years, died February 7, 2018. He was a resident of Humboldt, in Southeast Kansas, where he had lived since his retirement in 2007. A rosary vigil was prayed Sunday, Feb. 11, and a Mass o
February 13, 1972Msgr. Thomas GreenMsgr. Green was born on February 20, 1896 at Denton, Kansas but attended the Pro-Cathedral Grade School in Wichita. He studied at St. Benedict’s College, Atchison, KS and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO before being ordained by Bishop Schwertner on June 7, 1925 at
February 15, 1995Bishop David M. MaloneyBishop Maloney was born in Littleton, CO on March 15, 1912. He attended Littleton High School in Littleton; CO, St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, CO; and North American College in Rome where he was ordained on December 8, 1936. After his ordination he continued h
February 16, 1937Father Stephan HermannsFather Hermanns was born on April 30, 1874 in Aachen, Germany. He studied for the priesthood at the American University at Louvain, Belgium, where he was ordained for the Leavenworth Diocese on September 8, 1896. In the Diocese of Leavenworth he served as an a
February 17, 1921Father Peter TierneyFather Tierney was born on June 3, 1865 in Ireland and as a small boy came with his family to the United States where they settled in Massachusetts. After studying at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, NY and St. Bonaventure’s College and Seminary in Allegheny
February 18, 1974Father James ColganFather Colgan was born in Wichita on January 16, 1923 and attended St. Anthony and Blessed Sacrament Grade Schools and St. Mary’s Cathedral High School. Upon completing his seminary training at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, MO, he was ordained in the seminary cha
February 21, 1959Father Thomas McKernanFather McKernan was born in St. Louis on June 16, 1881 and later was a student at Osage Mission (now St. Paul, KS) from 1889 to 1890 when the school closed. He finished his grade school classes in Winfield and Fort Scott before entering St. Benedict’s College i
February 24, 1966Father Charles DuganFather Dugan was born in Towanda, PA on December 13, 1910. He studied for the priesthood at St. Mary’s College, St. Mary, KY; St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY; and St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, IN. Archbishop Thomas Molloy ordained him for the Diocese o
February 29, 1904Father Anthony Le GrandFr. Le Grand was born on February 3, 1839 in Le Havre, France, of an English Protestant mother and a French Protestant father. His education was at Sarbonne University in Paris and Oxford College in England. At first he wanted to be a doctor but changed his mi
February 29, 2004Father Edward YorkFather York was born on Apr. 18, 1916 in Carl Junction, Mo., but was raised in Joplin, Mo. After high school he became a teleprinter operator and while managing the telegraph office in Farmington, Mo., he joined the Catholic Church. Later he decided to become a pri
