Victor Hermann Balke


Victor Herman Balke
Bishop Emeritus of Crookston
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseCrookston
AppointedJuly 7, 1976
InstalledSeptember 2, 1976
RetiredSeptember 28, 2007
PredecessorKenneth Joseph Povish
SuccessorMichael Joseph Hoeppner
Orders
OrdinationMay 24, 1958
by William Aloysius O'Connor
ConsecrationSeptember 2, 1976
by John Roach, Joseph Alphonse McNicholas, and William Aloysius O'Connor
Personal details
Born (1931-09-29) 29 September 1931 (age 93)
MottoBless the Lord my soul
Styles of
Victor Herman Balke
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Victor Herman Balke (September 29, 1931) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota from 1976 to 2007.