St. Benedict Parish was founded in 1878 with the arrival of three monks from St. Meinrad in Indiana. In the earliest years of the parish, most of the parishioners were German speaking.
PASTORS OF ST. BENEDICT PARISH BY YEARS OF SERVICE
Fr. Wolgang Schlumpf (1878-1881)
Fr. Bonaventure Binzegger (1881-1885)
Fr. Wolfgang Schlumpf (1885-1888)
Fr. Gall D'Aujourdhui (1888-1901)
Fr. Pius Zwyssig (1901-1919)
Fr. George Binkert (1919-1927)
Fr. Conrad Herda (1928-1934)
Fr. Alphonse Mueller (1934-1940)
Fr. Herman Laux (1940-1941)
Fr. Anthony Schroeder (1941-1945)
Fr. Eugene Knoff (1945-1947)
Fr. Francis Zimmerer (1947-1949)
Fr. Patrick Hannon (1949-1953)
Fr. Hilary Filiatreau (1953-1959)
Fr. Andrew Wewer (1959-1962)
Fr. Matthew Wiederkehr (1962-1964)
Fr. Peter Sharum (1964-1975)
Fr. Sebastian Beshoner (1975-1982)
Fr. Paul Hoedebeck (1982-1989)
Fr. Hilary Filiatreau (1989-1991)
Fr. John Walbe (1991-1992)
Fr. Denis Soerries (1992-2000)
Fr. Victor Gillespie (2000-2005)
Fr. Aaron Pirerra (2005-2016)
Fr. Mark Stengel (2016-present)
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/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/KAE_foto_1_0601_1745_0002.jpgFr. Wolfgang Schlumpf: 1878-1881/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/KAE_foto_1_0601_1745_0002.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/KAE_foto_1_0601_1745_0001.jpgFr. Wolfgang Schlumpf: 1885-1888/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/KAE_foto_1_0601_1745_0001.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/KAE_foto_1_0601_1821_0006.jpgFr. Gall D'Aujourdhui: 1888-1901/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/KAE_foto_1_0601_1821_0006.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Pius%20Zwyssig.jpgFr. Pius Zwyssig: 1901-1919/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Pius%20Zwyssig.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Father%20George%20Binkert.jpgFr. George Binkert: 1919-1927/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Father%20George%20Binkert.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Herman%20Laux.jpgFr. Herman Laux: 1940-1941/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Herman%20Laux.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Anthony%20Schroeder.jpgFr. Anthony Schroeder: 1941-1945/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Anthony%20Schroeder.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Francis%20Zimmerer.jpgFr. Francis Zimmerer: 1947-1949/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Francis%20Zimmerer.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Patrick%20Hannon.JPGFr. Patrick Hannon: 1949-1953/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Patrick%20Hannon.JPG_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Andrew%20Wewer.jpgFr. Andrew Wewer: 1959-1962/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Andrew%20Wewer.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Matthew%20Wiederkehr.jpgFr. Matthew Wiederkehr: 1962-1964/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Matthew%20Wiederkehr.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Fr.%20Peter%20Sharum.jpgFr. Peter Sharum: 1964-1975/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Fr.%20Peter%20Sharum.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Sebastian%20Beshoner.jpgFr. Sebastian Beshoner: 1975-1982/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Sebastian%20Beshoner.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Paul%20Hoedebeck.jpgFr. Paul Hoedebeck: 1982-1989/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Paul%20Hoedebeck.jpg_parent
/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Victor%20Gillespie.jpgFr. Victor Gillespie: 2000-2005/photoalbums/pastors-of-st-benedict-parish/Victor%20Gillespie.jpg_parent