George Joseph Gottwald

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Most Reverend
George J. Gottwald
Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
Church Catholic Church
See Titular See of Cedamusa
In office August 8, 1961 - August 2, 1988
Orders
Ordination June 9, 1940
Consecration August 8, 1961
by Joseph Ritter
Personal details
Born May 12, 1914
St. Louis, Missouri
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St. Louis, Missouri

George J. Gottwald (May 12, 1914 – March 11, 2002) was an American Bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 1961-1988.

Biography

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, George Joseph Gottwald was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Louis on June 9, 1940. On June 23, 1961 Pope John XXIII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Cedamusa and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Joseph Ritter on August 8, 1961. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops John Cody of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Leo Byrne of Wichita. He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on August 2, 1988. He died at the age of 87 on March 11, 2002.[1][2]

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Catholic Church titles
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 Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
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