Church Catholic Church Appointed March 8, 1968 Consecration March 8, 1968 | Ordination October 27, 1945 Name Walter Schoenherr | |
See Titular See of Timidana In office May 1, 1968 – March 7, 1995 Died April 27, 2007, Livonia, Michigan, United States | ||
Walter Joseph Schoenherr (February 28, 1920 – April 27, 2007) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1968 until 1995.
Biography
Born in Center Line, Michigan, Schoenherr was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Detroit on October 27, 1945. On March 8, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Timidana and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop John Dearden on May 1, 1968. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop Alexander M. Zaleski of Lansing and Detroit auxiliary bishop Joseph M. Breitenbeck. Schoenherr continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on March 7, 1995. He died April 27, 2007 at the age of 87.