Vincent de Paul Wehrle | |
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Bishop of Bismarck Titular Bishop of Teos | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Bismarck |
In office | May 19, 1910 December 11, 1939 |
Successor | Vincent James Ryan |
Orders | |
Ordination | April 23, 1882 |
Consecration | May 19, 1910 by John Ireland |
Personal details | |
Born | Johann Baptist Wehrle December 19, 1855 Berg, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Died | November 2, 1941 Bismarck, North Dakota, US | (aged 85)
Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B., (December 19, 1855 – November 2, 1941) was a Swiss-born Benedictine monk and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. His birth name was Johann Baptist Wehrle.
Wehrle served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1910 to 1939.