Bernard William Schmitt

Bernard William Schmitt (August 17, 1928 – August 16, 2011) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston from March 29, 1989 to December 9, 2004.^[1]

Biography

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Schmitt was ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1955 for the then Diocese of Wheeling. On May 27, 1988, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and was consecrated on August 1 of the same year with the titular see of Walla Walla. Less than one year later, on March 29, 1989, Bishop Schmitt was appointed Bishop of the diocese. His resignation on having reached the age of 75 was accepted by Pope John Paul II on December 9, 2004.^[2]

Bishop Schmitt died August 16, 2011 at Wheeling Hospital, a Catholic hospital owned by the Diocese. He was 82 years old. He would have been 83 years old the next day. The chief celebrant and homilist at the funeral was his successor, Bishop Michael Bransfield.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francis B. Schulte	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston 1989–2004	Succeeded by Michael Joseph Bransfield

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries Richard Vincent Whelan John Joseph Kain Patrick James Donahue John Joseph Swint Joseph Howard Hodges Francis B. Schulte Bernard William Schmitt Michael Joseph Bransfield Coadjutor Thomas John McDonnell Auxiliary James Edward Michaels

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Joseph, Wheeling Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston Parishes Good Shepherd Church, Coalburg St. Peter's Church, Harpers Ferry St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg Former parishes St. Bernard Church, Camden St. Colman's Church, Dillon

Education	Higher education Wheeling Jesuit University High Schools Bishop Donahue Memorial High School, McMechen Charleston Catholic High School, Charleston Madonna High School, Weirton Notre Dame High School, Clarksburg Parkersburg Catholic High School, Parkersburg St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Huntington Wheeling Central Catholic High School, Wheeling Former high school Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling Grade school Cathedral Parish School

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