July 1, 1961Father Frank HusligFather Huslig was born on November 28, 1909 in Odin, Kansas where he attended Holy Family Grade School and later finished his elementary education at St. Anthony’s Grade School in Fowler. After completing his high school and college studies at St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt
July 1, 1926Father Patrick J. MaloneyFather Maloney was born on March 20, 1875 in Bodyke, County Clare, Ireland and studied for the priesthood at St. Flanan’s College in Ennis and St. Patrick’s College in Carlow. He was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita in Ireland on June 1, 1901. His first assign
July 3, 2010Father Irvin F. LampeFather Irvin F. Lampe was born June 11, 1917, at St. Louis, Mo. He studied at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, and was ordained on May 30, 1943. His first assignment was at St. Patrick Parish in Wichita. In October 1944, Msgr. Lampe became the pas
July 7, 1979Msgr. John MoederMsgr. Moeder was born on November 12, 1903 near Odin, Kansas, and studied for the priesthood at St. Lawrence College, Mt. Calvary, WI; St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis, Wisc., and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. Bishop Schwertner ordained him on May 30, 1931 in St. Mar
July 8, 1953Father Francis J. DevineFather Devine was born on April 17, 1913 in Philadelphia, PA and was ordained a Carmelite priest on June 30, 1940. After serving for eight years at St. Mary’s Parish, Ponca City, OK; Little Flower Parish in Oklahoma City, OK; and the Carmelite Monastery, Ponca Cit
July 9, 1953Father John DambachFather John Dambach was born on March 8, 1887 in Buffalo, NY where he attended St. Ann’s Parochial School and Canisius College. Following his studies for the priesthood at St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester, NY he was ordained on May 1, 1913 at the cathedral in Wichit
July 12, 1941Father John DavernFather Davern was born on July 24, 1882 at Elton, County Limerick, Ireland. Following elementary school in Elton, he attended Blackrock College in Dublin and then St. Patrick’s College in Carlow. He was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on June 8, 1908 and his first
July 12, 1931Father Rudolph StollenwerkFather Stollenwerk was born on April 18, 1873 in Simmerath, Eifel, Germany. After studying at the American College in Belgium, he was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on June 29, 1898. His first year’s assignment was as assistant to Bishop Henry Tihen, the r
July 13, 2010Father John L. DinanFather Dinan was born on July 3, 1921, in St. Louis, Mo. He received his seminary training at Paulist Community, St. Paul's, Washington, D.C., and Kenrick Seminar in St. Louis. He was ordained on March 22, 1958, in St. Louis. Father Dinan served in the following pari
July 13, 1920Bishop John Joseph HennessyBishop Hennessy was born near Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland on July 19, 1847 but within a few years his family moved to St. Louis, Mo. After studying for the priesthood in St. Louis, Milwaukee and Cape Girardeau he was ordained on November 28, 1869 with a dispe
July 14, 1935Father John FaberFather Faber was born on August 9, 1867 in Cologne, Germany. After receiving his early education in parochial schools in his hometown of Cologne, he attended university in Friesburg and in Bonn, Germany. He completed his education for the priesthood at Canisian College
July 15, 2016Monsignor John GilsenanMsgr. Gilsenan died Friday, July 15, and had been a priest of the diocese for 60 years. He was born on May 19, 1932, in Dublin, Ireland, and studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College in Dublin. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 17, 1956, at All Hal
July 16, 1941Father Jose MunozFather Munoz was born on October 6, 1888 at Salamanca, Spain. He received his minor orders after studying at the University of Salamanca and went to Mexico to continue his preparation for major orders. After attending the seminary in Monterey, Mexico, he was ordained fo
July 17, 1948Father Thomas F. O’BrienFather O’Brien was born in Ballykerogue, County Wexford, Ireland on January 1, 1895. He studied at Blackrock College, Dublin; Skerius College, Dublin; and St. Peter’s College, Wexford and was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on June 2, 1917 at the age of twent
July 18, 1911Father Michael J. CaseyFather Casey was born in Annachullion, County Monaghan, Ireland, and studied for the priesthood at All Hallows Seminary in Dublin where he was ordained for the Diocese of Leavenworth on June 24, 1875. Olathe, Newton, Abilene, Scammon, and Weir were some of the ear
July 18, 1985Msgr. Edward GunningMsgr. Gunning was born on April 10, 1892 in Kilbane, County Clare, Ireland. He attended St. Kieran’s College in Kilkenny, Ireland and was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on June 13, 1920 in St. Mary Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland. As an assistant he was assigned to
July 19, 1946Father Leo DombrowskyFather Dombrowsky was born in Newton, Kansas, on June 1, 1896. He attended primary school at Sunnyside School and St. Mary’s School in Newton. His minor seminary studies were completed in 1916 at St. Benedict’s College, Atchison, KS and his major seminary studies we
July 21, 1948Father Eugene Patrick QuinnFather Quinn was born on April 10, 1912 in the Bronx, New York. After graduation from high school, he was employed by Wall Street firms and General Motors. In 1935 he began his studies for the priesthood at Benedictine Mission College, Newton, NJ, and continue
July 22, 2020Reverend Kent Alan HembergerFather Kent A. Hemberger, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita for 32 years, died Wednesday, July 22, at age 59. Father Hemberger, the brother of the late Monsignor Robert Hemberger, was born on March 3, 1961, in Wichita. He studied for the priesthood at the Po
July 22, 1981Msgr. Alex StremelMsgr. Stremel was born on January 9, 1905 in St. Peter, KS and prepared for ordination to the priesthood at Hays Catholic College, Hays, KS; Conception Seminary, Conception, MO; and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO. He was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on June 2,
July 23, 1914 Father James CroninFather Cronin was born in Bealkilla, Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland in September of 1884. He studied at St. Michael’s College in Listowel and St. Patrick’s College in Carlow and was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on June 13, 1909. His first assignment was as as
July 24, 1966Father Thomas ColganFather Colgan was born in Wichita on July 6, 1930 and attended grade school at the cathedral and Blessed Sacrament parishes. His high school studies were at St. Mary’s High School in Wichita for two years and Xavier High School in Cincinnati, OH for two years. After
July 24, 1962Father Leo DebesFather Debes was born on February 22, 1902 in Claflin and attended elementary school at Holy Family School in Odin. After attending St. Benedict’s College, Atchison; St. Lawrence College, Mt. Calvary, WI; and St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, IN, he was ordained for the
July 25, 1924Father John HunaFr. Huna was born on July 12, 1869 in Bohemia. He studied for the priesthood in Budweis, Bohemia; St. Paul, MN; and St. Meinrad, IN and Bishop Fink ordained him on January 15, 1893 in Kansas City, KS. After serving for one year at St. Paul, he was assigned to St. John Ne
