Pastors of St. Joseph

Below you will find those men who served the parish of St. Joseph's Parish from it's beginning in 1876 until the present.  Thank you to the Mid-America Capuchin Province for providing these photos. Included are also those who served as Associates or Administrators of the parish.

1876
Fr. Valentin Sommereisen

1878
Fr. Anastasius Muller, O.F.M.Cap.

1887
Fr. Anthony Berger, O.F.M.Cap.

1891
Fr. Martin Muelders, O.F.M.Cap.

1897
Fr. Emmeram Kausler, O.F.M.Cap.

1900
Fr. Mark Haas, O.F.M.Cap.

1903
Fr. Richard Dei, O.F.M.Cap.

1906
Fr. Cassian Hartl, O.F.M.Cap.

1909
Fr. Charles Speckert, O.F.M.Cap.

1912
Fr. Anthony Burkart, O.F.M.Cap.

1913
Fr. Paul Werr, O.F.M.Cap.

1914
Fr. Jerome Mueller, O.F.M.Cap.

1915
Fr. Dominic Schuster, O.F.M.Cap.

1918
Fr. Anslem Mueller, O.F.M.Cap.

1919
Fr. Ignatius Weisbruch, O.F.M.Cap.

1921
Fr. Bernardine Kuhlmann, O.F.M.Cap.

1922
Fr. Thomas Petrrie

1927
Fr. Gregory Leoback, O.F.M.Cap

1929
Fr. George Karlin, O.F.M.Cap

1933
Fr. Ignatius Weisbruch

1936
Fr. Justine Waltz, O.F.M.Cap.

1939
Fr. Ignatius Weisbruch, O.F.M.Cap.

1941
Fr. Irenaeus Reinl, O.F.M.Cap.

1942
Fr. Robert Meis, O.F.M.Cap.

1943
Fr. Alfred Carney, O.F.M.Cap.

1956
Fr. Bertrand Brookman, O.F.M.Cap.

    
1966 - 1969
Fr. Owen Schellhase

1969 - 1976
Fr. Thomas Haywood, O.F.M.Cap.

1976 - 1977
Fr. John D. Harvey, O.F.M.Cap

1977 - 1983
Fr. Julian Haas

1983 - 1987
Fr. Earl Meyer

1989 - 1995
Fr. Felix Petrovsky

1995 - 2001
Fr. Mike Scully

    Jane Vanek - Paris Life Coordinator
    Fr. Paulinus Karlin - Supply Priest
                                (Died 4-13-03)
    Fr. Earl Befort
   

2001 - 2003
Fr. Frank Grinko

    Jane Vanek - Parish Life Coordinator
    Fr. Felix Petrovsky - Supply Priest
    Fr. Earl Befort - Supply Priest & Pastor of
    Catherine, Schoenchen, Antonino Parishes

2003 - Present
Fr. Gilmary Tallman