October 1, 1940Monsignor J. A. PompeneyMsgr. Joseph Pompeney was born on May 5, 1862 in Canton, OH. After attending grade and high school in Louisville, OH, he studied at: St. Louis College and St. Joseph College in Cleveland, OH; Canisius College in Buffalo, NY; Innsbruck University in Austria; and
October 2, 1939Bishop August J. SchwertnerBishop Schwertner was born on December 2, 1870 in Canton, OH where he attended St. Peter’s Grade School and Canton High School. After attending Canisius College in Buffalo, NY he entered St. Mary’s Seminary in Cleveland, OH and was ordained by Bishop Ignatiu
October 2, 1943Father Joseph A. KovalskiFather Kovalski was born on March 1, 1910 in Greenfield, MA. He did his seminary studies at St. Peter’s Seminary, London, Ontario, Canada and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO and was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita on May 30, 1942 in Louisville, KY. During
October 3, 1947Msgr. John O’BrienMsgr. O’Brien was born at Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland on June 18, 1875. He studied at St. Michael’s College, Listowel and at St. Patrick’s College in Carlow where he was ordained on June 9, 1900. Bishop Hennessy assigned him to St. Theresa’s Parish in Hutchinson
October 3, 1994Father William WheelerFather Wheeler was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland on December 17, 1910. After attending Mount Mellaray Seminary in Ireland he was ordained for the Diocese of Galloway, Scotland on December 19, 1936. During World War II he served as a chaplain in the Britis
October 4, 1968Father John O’FlynnFather O’Flynn was born at Firies, Killarney, Ireland on May 31, 1896. He studied at Presentation Brothers’ School and St. Brendan’s Seminary in Killarney; St. Patrick’s College, Carlow; and St. Peter’s College, Wexford. Bishop William Codd ordained him for the Dioc
October 6, 1981 Msgr. Joseph KlugMsgr. Klug was born in Odin, KS on April 4, 1892 and studied for the priesthood at St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt. Calvary, WI and St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, IN. Following his ordination on May 19, 1915 in Holy Family Parish, Odin, he served as secretary to Bishop
October 6, 2001Msgr. Charles SmithMsgr. Smith was born in Yates Center, KS on February 23, 1914. Following his seminary studies at Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO he was ordained at Sacred Heart Jr. College in Wichita on May 31, 1945. As an assistant he served at St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Patrick
October 11, 2020Reverend Jerome Arthur BeatFather Jerome A. Beat, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita for 57 years, died Sunday, Oct. 11. He was 83. Fr. Beat was born on Jan. 24, 1937, at Willowdale, Kansas. He received his elementary school education at St. Anthony School in Wellington. He then spen
October 11, 1967Msgr. J. George HerrmanMsgr. Herrman was born in Liebenthal, KS on March 9, 1892. His studies were completed at St. Benedict’s College, Atchison, KS; the American College, Louvain, Belgium; Frederick William University, Bonn, Germany; the Conisianum, Tyrol, Austria; and Kenrick Semin
October 11, 2008Father Edward J. SteinbergerFather Steinberger was born in Neodesha, KS on March 10, 1920. He studied for the priesthood at Conception Seminary, Conception, MO and was ordained by Bishop Winkelmann at Sacred Heart Convent Chapel on August, 19, 1945. He was an assistant at Sacred Hear
October 14, 1955Msgr. John J. ButlerMsgr. Butler was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada on April 5, 1898. He attended St. Patrick’s School and St. Dunstan University both in Charlottetown. After one year at Holy Heart Seminary, Halifax, Canada, he completed his studies for the pries
October 16, 1985Msgr. James ColbertMsgr. Colbert was born on November 27, 1926 in Wagoner, OK. He attended St. John Seminary, Little Rock, AR; St. Thomas Seminary, Denver, CO; and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO where he was ordained in the seminary chapel on December 18, 1955 by Bishop Charles Helm
October 16, 2003Archbishop Ignatius J. StreckerArchbishop Strecker was born on Nov. 23, 1917 near Spearville, KS and attended Maur Hill High School and St. Benedict’s College in Atchison, KS and Kenrick Seminary Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Bishop Christian Winkelmann ordained him for the Diocese of W
October 17, 1942Father Anton PodgorsekFather Podgorsek was born in Rann, Province of Styria, Austria, on January 31, 1867. He studied in the Gymnasium in Warburg from 1880 – 1888 and then came to the United States and continued his education at St. Thomas Seminary, St. Paul, MN and at St. Meinard Se
October 18, 1998Msgr. Joseph GerstenkornMsgr. Gerstenkorn was born in Redwing, KS on January 29, 1907 and attended Holy Family School in Odin, KS. He did his seminary studies at St. Lawrence Seminary, Mount Calvary, WI and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO before his ordination at St. Mary’s Cathedral
October 19, 1965Msgr. Edward J. AlbersMsgr. Albers was born in St. Leo, KS on May 3, 1906 and studied for the priesthood at Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO. Bishop Schwertner ordained him for the Diocese of Wichita in the cathedral on May 21, 1932. As an assistant he served at the cathedral and at S
October 20, 1993Father Joseph SchachtFather Schacht was born on May 13, 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA. After studying for the priesthood at the Josephinum, Worthington, OH he was ordained there in St. Turibius Chapel for the Diocese of Wichita on March 10, 1945. He was an assistant at St. Mary’s Cathedral;
October 21, 1974Bishop Leo C. ByrneArchbishop Byrne was born on March 19, 1908 in St. Louis, MO and after attending Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO he was ordained in St. Louis Cathedral on June 10, 1933. In St. Louis he was Executive Secretary of Catholic Charities, National Moderator of the Lay Wo
October 23, 1962Father David EganFather Egan was born in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland on October 19, 1879. He received his education at Buckley’s Academy, Cork City, Ireland; St. Peter’s College, Liverpool, England; St. Joseph’s College, Roosendaal, Holland; and Mill Hill, London, England. After h
October 29, 1923Msgr. Bernard SchmiehausenMsgr. Schmiehausen was born in Germany on November 1, 1856. He did his studies for the priesthood at the Royal Academy in Munster and at the American College in Louvain. After his ordination for the Diocese of Leavenworth on April 2, 1881 he served briefly i
October 29, 1974Msgr. Arthur BarthMsgr. Barth was born in St. Louis, MO on December 4, 1909. He did his college and philosophical studies at St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO and did his theological studies at St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s, KS where he was ordained a priest of the Society of Jesu
October 30, 1957 Father David LynchFather Lynch was born on September 10, 1897 in Chicago where he attended St. Bridget’s Parochial School, St. Rita’s High School, and De Paul University. He did his seminary training at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, MO and St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, CO. On Apri
