A Little History of St. John's
Pastors
St. John Parish as a Mission Church
Rev. Henry Brockhagen 1859-1869
St. John Parish at Rock Creek
Rev. Frank Ehrenberger 1869-1876
Rev. Henry Steinochr 1877
Rev. John Wiegers 1878
Rev. B.A. Tanrath 1879-1880
Rev. Joseph Maria Rosevec 1881-1884
Rev. Peter Houst 1884-1888
Rev. Rudolph Matousek 1888-1897
Rev. August Von Brunn 1897-1898
Rev. John Tichy 1898-1900
Rev. Joseph Hynek 1900
Rev. H.J. Strachota 1900
Rev. John Girse 1901-1904
Rev. Martin J. Bahr 1904-1907
Rev. Henry J. Kuper 1907
Rev. Louis Kutz 1908-1918
Rev. Joseph Wipperman 1918-1946
Rev. Peter Rahill 1946
Rev. Adolph Peutter 1947-1949
Rev. Clarence Winkler 1949-1954
St. John Parish at Current Site
Rev. Henry Kohnen 1954-1960
Rev. Maurice F. Byrne 1960-1970
Rev. Paul J. Butler 1970-1978
Rev. John T. Suren 1978-1985
Rev. Lambert Hrdlicka 1985-1991
Rev. Edward Heim 1991-1999
Rev. Michael G. Murphy 1999-2004
Rev. C. Robert Manning 2004-2007
Rev. Steve Robeson 2007-present
Associate Pastors
Rev. Urban H. Knoll 1976-1978
Rev. Joseph Banden 1978-1986
Rev. Gary Vollmer (Fr. Frog) 1986-1988
Rev. James J. Pavlik 1988
Rev. Ray Liermann 1989-1990
Rev. Patrick K. Hambrough 1990-1993
St. John Parish FACTS:
Established as a Parish
May 6, 1869
Feast of St. John at the Latin Gate
First Pastor
Rev. Frank Ehrenberger
First Baptism
11/21/1869
William (Wilhelm) Diehl
Son of John & Margaret Diehl
First Wedding
11/23/1869
John Nahlik & Mary Bouska
First Recorded Funeral
12/29/1869
Friedrick Pfaff Nine Months Old
First & Only Vocation to the Priesthood
Fr. Wenceslaus Svehla
Born 8/1/1872 Rock Creek
Ordained 1917
Died 9/16/1967 St. Joseph in Cottleville, MO
Current Parish Location
School Corner Stone Laid: 4/21/1957
School Opened: 10/1/1957
Rectory Completed: Spring 1965
First School Board Founded: June 1967
School Board Members in 1969
(Centennial Celebration of Parish)
Pastor Fr. Maurice Byrne
Principal Sr. M. Dorothy
President Richard W. Roberts
Vice President Vincent Kovarik
Secretary Rosemary Stroup
Arthur Nahlik
Milton Schwartz