Walter Joseph Schoenherr

The Most Reverend
Walter J. Schoenherr
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Church Catholic Church
See Titular See of Timidana
Appointed March 8, 1968
In office May 1, 1968 – March 7, 1995
Orders
Ordination October 27, 1945
by Edward Mooney
Consecration March 8, 1968
by John Francis Dearden
Personal details
Born February 28, 1920
Center Line, Michigan
Died April 27, 2007(2007-04-27) (aged 87)
Livonia, Michigan

Walter Joseph Schoenherr (February 28, 1920 – April 27, 2007) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1968 until 1995.

Biography

Born in Center Line, Michigan, Schoenherr was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Detroit on October 27, 1945. On March 8, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Timidana and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop John Dearden on May 1, 1968. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop Alexander M. Zaleski of Lansing and Detroit auxiliary bishop Joseph M. Breitenbeck. Schoenherr continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on March 7, 1995. He died April 27, 2007 at the age of 87.[1][2]

References

  1. "Bishop Walter Joseph Schoenherr". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  2. "Bishops Consecrated in a.d. 1968". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved February 5, 2014.


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