John Benjamin Grellinger

John Benjamin Grellinger (November 5, 1899 – April 13, 1984) served as a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. He was also titular bishop of Syene.

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Grellinger entered Saint Francis Seminary in Milwaukee in 1922.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on July 14, 1929.^[1] On May 16, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed Grellinger auxiliary bishop of the Green Bay Diocese and he was consecrated on July 14, 1949.^[1]^[2] Bishop Grellinger retired on September 21, 1974.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Grellinger to Observe Anniversaries". The Post-Crescent. July 13, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved March 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bishop Conducts Memorial Mass for Mrs. Borski". The Ludington Daily News. July 15, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved March 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Benjamin Grellinger

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay 1949–1974	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay

Bishops

Ordinaries	Joseph Melcher Francis Xavier Krautbauer Frederick Katzer Sebastian Gebhard Messmer Joseph John Fox Paul Peter Rhode Stanislaus Vincent Bona Aloysius John Wycislo Adam Maida Robert Joseph Banks David Zubik David L. Ricken
Auxiliary bishops	John Benjamin Grellinger Robert F. Morneau Mark Francis Schmitt

Churches

Cathedral	St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Parishes	St. Mary's Church, Appleton Holy Cross Church, Green Bay St. Willebrord Church, Green Bay Holy Cross Church, Kaukauna St. Mary's Church, Kaukauna St. Gregory's Church, St. Nazianz
Former	Saint Joseph of the Lake Church, Menominee Indian Reservation St. Ambrose Church, St. Nazianz St. Lawrence Church, Stangelville
Shrines	Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Champion National Shrine of Saint Joseph, De Pere
Abbeys	St. Norbert Abbey
Oratories	St. Patrick's Oratory, Green Bay

Schools

Colleges	St. Norbert College
High schools	Lourdes High School, Oshkosh Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay Roncalli High School, Manitowoc St. Mary Catholic High School, Neenah St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, Marinette Xavier High School, Appleton
Former	Holy Family College