Christian Herman Winkelmann

Christian Herman Winkelmann
Bishop of Wichita
Appointed	September 13, 1933
Installed	1940
Term ended	1946
Orders
Ordination	June 11, 1907
Consecration	November 30, 1934 by Archbishop John J. Glennon
Personal details
Born	(1883-09-12)September 12, 1883 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	November 19, 1946(1946-11-19) (aged 63)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	John and Anna (née Becker) Winkelmann
Education	St. Francis Solanus College, Quincy, Illinois
Alma mater	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.

Biography

Christian Winkelmann was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and Anna (née Becker) Winkelmann.^[1] He attended St. Francis Solanus College in Quincy, Illinois, before returning to Missouri and studying at Kenrick Seminary.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1907.^[2] He then served as curate at St. Peter's Church in St. Charles until 1922, when he became pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Rich Fountain.^[1] He was pastor of St. Francis de Sales Church in St. Louis from 1929 to 1939.^[1]

On September 13, 1933, Winkelmann was appointed the first Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Sita by Pope Pius XI.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 30 from Archbishop John J. Glennon, with Bishops Thomas Francis Lillis and Francis Johannes serving as co-consecrators.^[2] Following the death of Bishop Augustus John Schwertner, Winkelmann was named the third Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, by Pope Pius XII on December 27, 1939.^[2] He was later installed at Wichita on March 5, 1940.^[1] He remained as bishop for the next six years, until his death at age 63.

1 2 3 4 5 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop Christian Herman Winkelmann". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Augustus John Schwertner	Bishop of Wichita 1940–1946	Succeeded by Mark Kenny Carroll
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis 1933–1940	Succeeded by –

Diocese of Wichita

Bishops	Ordinaries James O'Reilly John Joseph Hennessy Augustus John Schwertner Christian Herman Winkelmann Mark Kenny Carroll David Monas Maloney Eugene John Gerber Thomas Olmsted Michael Owen Jackels Carl A. Kemme Coadjutor Leo Christopher Byrne

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parishes St. Mark Church, Colwich St. Teresa's Church, Hutchinson

Education	Higher Education Newman University, Wichita High Schools Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita St. Mary's-Colgan High School, Pittsburg Trinity Catholic High School, Hutchinson

Priests	John Balthasar Brungardt Paul Stagg Coakley James D. Conley Ronald Michael Gilmore Emil Kapaun Ignatius Jerome Strecker John Henry Tihen

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Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Bishop	Joseph Rosati

Archbishops	Peter Richard Kenrick John Kain John J. Glennon Joseph Ritter John Carberry John L. May Justin Francis Rigali Raymond Leo Burke Robert James Carlson

Coadjutor Archbishop	Patrick John Ryan

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Churches in the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

Basilica	Basilica of St. Louis, King of France

Parishes	St. Joseph Church, Apple Creek St. Maurus Church, Biehle St. James Church, Crosstown Ste. Genevieve Church, Ste. Genevieve Sacred Heart Church, Ozora St. Mary's of the Barrens Church, Perryville St. Vincent de Paul Church, Perryville St. Alphonsus Liguori "Rock" Church, St. Louis St. Francis Xavier College Church, St. Louis St. Mary of Victories Church, St. Louis St. Rose of Lima Church, Silver Lake

Former parishes	Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Belgique St. Mary's Church, Bridgeton St. John the Evangelist Church, Lithium St. Boniface Church, Perryville Immaculate Conception Church, St. Louis St. John Nepomuk Church, St. Louis St. Liborius Church, St. Louis St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, St. Louis

Abbey	Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis

Oratory	St. Francis de Sales Oratory, St. Louis

Shrines	St. Ferdinand's Shrine, Florissant Shrine of St. Joseph, St. Louis

Education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Higher education	Fontbonne University Maryville University Saint Louis University

Seminaries	Aquinas Institute of Theology Kenrick–Glennon Seminary

High schools	Barat Academy, O'Fallon Bishop DuBourg High School, St. Louis Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, St. Louis Chaminade College Preparatory School, Creve Coeur Christian Brothers College High School, St. Louis Cor Jesu Academy, St. Louis De Smet Jesuit High School, Creve Coeur Duchesne High School, St. Charles Incarnate Word Academy, Bel-Nor John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Manchester Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves Notre Dame High School, St. Louis Rosati-Kain High School, St. Louis St. Dominic High School, O'Fallon St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, Washington St. John Vianney High School, Kirkwood St. Joseph's Academy, Frontenac Saint Louis Priory School, St. Louis St. Louis University High School, St. Louis St. Mary's High School, St. Louis St. Pius X High School, Festus St. Vincent High School, Perryville Trinity Catholic High School, North County Ursuline Academy, Oakland Valle Catholic High School, Sainte Genevieve Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, St. Louis Visitation Academy of St. Louis, Town and Country

Former	Higher education Marillac College High school St. Elizabeth Academy, St. Louis

Clergy of the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Auxiliary bishops	Christian Herman Winkelmann George Joseph Donnelly John Cody Charles Herman Helmsing Leo Christopher Byrne Glennon Patrick Flavin George Joseph Gottwald Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Charles Roman Koester Edward Thomas O'Meara John Nicholas Wurm Edward Joseph O'Donnell J. Terry Steib Paul Albert Zipfel Edward Braxton Michael John Sheridan Joseph Fred Naumann Timothy M. Dolan Robert Joseph Hermann Edward M. Rice

Priests	Christopher Edward Byrne Mark Kenny Carroll Luis Morgan Casey Patrick Feehan Robert Finn Marion Francis Forst John R. Gaydos John Hennessy John Joseph Hogan John Joseph Leibrecht George Joseph Lucas Antoni Klawiter Joseph Melcher Michael Portier Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff Leo John Steck Richard Stika John Henry Tihen

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