Monks Celebrate 50th and 60th Anniversaries of Priestly Ordination in 2005
Release Date: June 03, 2005
COLLEGEVILLE, MINN. — Seven monks of Saint John's Abbey mark the fiftieth or sixtieth anniversaries of their ordination to the priesthood in 2005. The monastery will formally acknowledge their jubilee at Mass on Thursday, June 3, 2005, during the annual retreat.
Sixty Years as Priests
Father Burton Allen Bloms OSB
Father Burton Bloms OSB celebrates sixty years of monastic priesthood. He was born on November 11, 1919, in St. Michael, Minnesota, and professed first vows on July 11, 1940. He was ordained a priest on September 2, 1945.
Father Fintan Alfred Bromenshenkel OSB
Father Fintan Bromenshenkel OSB celebrates sixty years of monastic priesthood. He was born on October 23, 1918, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, and professed first vows on July 11, 1940. Father Fintan was ordained on September 2, 1945.
Father Magnus Joseph Wenninger OSB
Father Magnus Wenninger OSB celebrates sixty-five years of monastic profession. He was born on October 31, 1919, in Park Falls, Wisconsin, and professed first vows on July 11, 1940. Father Magnus was ordained on September 2, 1945.
Father Philip Kaufman OSB
Father Philip Kaufman OSB celebrates sixty years of priestly ordination. He was born on September 9, 1911, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and professed first vows on July 11, 1941. Father Philip was ordained on May 26, 1945.
50 Years Since Ordination as Priests
Father Hugh Reuben Witzmann OSB
Father Hugh Witzmann OSB celebrates fifty years of priestly ordination. He was born on March 15, 1928, in Cold Spring, Minnesota, and professed first vows on July 11, 1949. Father Hugh was ordained on June 4, 1955.
Father Simon Robert Bischoff OSB
Father Simon Bischoff OSB celebrates fifty years of priestly ordination. He was born on December 19, 1926, in Eden Valley, Minnesota, and professed first vows on July 11, 1949. Father Simon was ordained was ordained on June 4, 1955.
Father Allen Tarlton OSB
Father Allen Tarlton OSB celebrates fifty years of priestly ordination. He was born on December 2, 1927, in Louisville, Kentucky, and professed first vows on July 11, 1949. Father Allen was ordained was ordained on June 4, 1955.
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