HOLY CROSS CHURCH
![Holy Cross Wendelin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_39be92d0bb6ab302568ad855b5879ba4.png/v1/fill/w_119,h_107,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/894511_39be92d0bb6ab302568ad855b5879ba4.png)
WENDELIN, ILLINOIS
![Priest Holding Book](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4d6062c54e6b485794aa5a2085a5e4ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_341,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Priest%20Holding%20Book.jpg)
Parish Pastors
The following is a list of Holy Cross
Parish Pastors since 1859......
1859-1870--Rev. John Sandrock (Ste. Marie)
1870-1873--Rev. Joseph Meckel (Olney)
1873-1877--Rev. Cornelius Hoffmans (Newton)
1877-1883--Rev. John Molitor (Newton)
1883-1888--Rev. Henry Ader
1888-1893--Rev. Henry Goosens
1893-1909--Rev. Marcus Roth
1909-1916--Rev. Albert J. Huesman
1916-1920--Rev. Francis J. Fuertges
1920-1927--Rev. Joseph Fisher
1927-1964--Rev. Edmund E. Niess
1964-1971--Rev. Walter R. Myerscough
1971-1978--Rev. Edwin F. Arentsen
1978--Rev. Dennis F. Voss
1978-1982--Rev. Bernard C. Goedde, Jr.
1982-1988--Rev. Leo S. Reinhardt
1988-1989--Rev. William Gibson
1989-2009--Rev. David L. Braun
2010-2023--Very Rev. Mark D. Stec, V.F.
2021-Present--Rev. Felix Chukwuma
2023-Present--Very Rev. Steven L. Beatty, V.G.
![Rev. Joseph Meckel](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_3b5585274b9a4dfda2c6f26181ccd659~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_80,h_112,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_3b5585274b9a4dfda2c6f26181ccd659~mv2.png)
1870-1873 (Olney)
![Rev. Cornelius Hoffmans](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_5e497faabd45425892e303cc7c819b2d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_214,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_5e497faabd45425892e303cc7c819b2d~mv2.jpg)
1873-1877 (Newton)
![Rev. Henry Goosens](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_a982478b40134a90a65c007612da82be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_206,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_a982478b40134a90a65c007612da82be~mv2.jpg)
1888-1893
![Rev. Marcus Roth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_76da71740f6d4408852ef121ff868bf7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_124,h_173,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_76da71740f6d4408852ef121ff868bf7~mv2.jpg)
1893-1909
![Rev. Edmund E. Niess](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_db2d4368dcb587047d08dc603e434100.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_183,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_db2d4368dcb587047d08dc603e434100.jpg)
1927-1964
![Rev. Walter R. Myerscough](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_876189103db0fde34c662928468e3fbf.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_183,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_876189103db0fde34c662928468e3fbf.jpg)
1964-1971
![Rev. Edwin F. Arentsen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_561837e07adaf2212dca78eb2c091109.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_181,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_561837e07adaf2212dca78eb2c091109.jpg)
1971-1978
![Rev. Bernard C. Goedde, Jr.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_0e09753c8b3552f53bc3488910c8fdf9.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_194,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_0e09753c8b3552f53bc3488910c8fdf9.jpg)
1978-1982
![Rev. Leo S. Reinhardt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_f0c13180013f83b6ede7b476754828e6.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_175,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_f0c13180013f83b6ede7b476754828e6.jpg)
1982-1988
![Rev. William Gibson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/894511_35c865e2b28115d98e97fb6f5137cc7d.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/894511_35c865e2b28115d98e97fb6f5137cc7d.jpg)
1988-1989