Name: Wentz Joseph
Born: September 19, 1832
Place Born: Lastrup, Oldenburg, Westfalen Germany
Ordained: March 25, 1855
Place Ordained: Vincennes IN ?
In Service: 1855-1857
Died: After 1872 Graz, Austria?
Burial place unknown. Retired to the Diocese of Graz, Austria, in 1872
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From Alerding’s “History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Vincennes
CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION. — The Rev. Alphonse Munschina organized the German congregation at New Albany, immediately before his appointment to Lanesville, in 1854. The Rev. Jos. Wentz appears to have been the first resident pastor in 1855 and 1856. [p.334]
ST. JOSEPH’S HILL, CLARK COUNTY — Until 1860 the Rev. Jos. Wentz and Rev. Ed. Faller, residing at New Albany, attended the place. [p.344]