John Willms

Rev. John S. Willms, C.S.Sp.
2nd Rector of the
Pittsburgh Catholic College
In office
1885–1886
Preceded byRev. William P. Power
Succeeded byRev. John T. Murphy
Personal details
Born(1849-03-22)March 22, 1849
Nideggen, Germany
Died(1914-01-03)January 3, 1914 (aged 63)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

John S. Willms, C.S.Sp. (March 22, 1849 – January 3, 1914)[1] was a German Roman Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. He worked in a missionary capacity among the Catholic population in the United States, serving as the second rector of the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (known today as Duquesne University), and as the director of the Holy Childhood Association in America.

  1. ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers. New York: The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. pp. 187.