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John Nicholas Wurm (December 6, 1927 – April 27, 1984) served as the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois.
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John Wurm was born the seventh of fourteen children of Anthony and Rose Wurm on December 6, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was baptized on December 18, 1927, at All Souls Church in Overland, Missouri. He attended All Souls Catholic School, the Cathedral Latin School, and Kenrick Seminary. He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis on April 3, 1954, by Joseph Ritter, CardinalArchbishop of St. Louis.
Father Wurm was appointed Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis on June 25, 1976, and consecrated bishop on August 17, 1976, by Cardinal John Carberry. On September 19, 1981, Bishop Wurm was appointed as the fifth Bishop of Belleville, Illinois. Bishop Wurm died on April 27, 1984, of cancer.