John Nicholas Wurm

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John Nicholas Wurm (December 6, 1927 – April 27, 1984) served as the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois.

Styles of
John Nicholas Wurm
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Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleHis Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Biography[]

John Wurm was born the seventh of fourteen children of Anthony and Rose Wurm on December 6, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was baptized on December 18, 1927, at All Souls Church in Overland, Missouri. He attended All Souls Catholic School, the Cathedral Latin School, and Kenrick Seminary. He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis on April 3, 1954, by Joseph Ritter, CardinalArchbishop of St. Louis.

Father Wurm was appointed Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis on June 25, 1976, and consecrated bishop on August 17, 1976, by Cardinal John Carberry. On September 19, 1981, Bishop Wurm was appointed as the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois. Bishop Wurm died on April 27, 1984, of cancer.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Plestia
1976–1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
1976–1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Belleville
1981–1984
Succeeded by


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