Urban John Vehr
20th-century American Catholic archbishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urban John Vehr (May 30, 1891 ā September 19, 1973) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Denver from 1931 to 1941. In 1941, he became the first archbishop of the new Archdiocese of Denver, serving in that post until 1967.
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The Most Reverend Urban John Vehr | |
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Archbishop of Denver | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
See | Archdiocese of Denver |
Installed | November 15, 1941 |
Term ended | February 18, 1967 |
Predecessor | John Henry Tihen |
Successor | James Vincent Casey |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Denver 1931-1941 |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 29, 1915 by Henry K. Moeller |
Consecration | June 10, 1931 by John T. McNicholas |
Personal details | |
Born | (1891-05-30)May 30, 1891 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Died | September 19, 1973(1973-09-19) (aged 82) Denver, Colorado, USA |
Buried | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA |
Education | St. Xavier College Mount St Mary's Seminary of the West Catholic University of America |
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