Rev. John S. Willms, C.S.Sp. | |
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| 2nd Rector of the Pittsburgh Catholic College | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. William P. Power |
| Succeeded by | Rev. John T. Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1849 Nideggen, Germany |
| Died | 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.
- ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers. New York: The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. pp. 187.