Catholic Church of the Resurrection Bell Tower - Wellsville, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 04.153 W 091° 33.840
15S E 624227 N 4325438
Short and squat...but still a bell tower...
Waymark Code: WM1191R
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2019
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County of church: Montgomery County
Location of church: Jct. of E. Bates St., Romaker St. & Water St., Wellsville
Phone: (573) 492-6595
Pastor: Fr. Austin Okoli
Mass Times: Sunday: 8 a.m. & Wed. Wed.: 5:30 p.m.
This tower is squat and short and not very impressive...yet, it is still a tower with a small bell. Looks like the one that use to be outside school houses during the 1800s....but still a bell.
The priests of St. Joseph's parish in Martinsburg come to Wellsville to perform the mass. No priest is in residence at this church
"In addition, the assigning of new priestly administrators will affect the parishes in Bourbon, Canton, Clarence, Ewing, Fulton, Kahoka, LaGrange, Martinsburg, Mary’s Home, Mokane, St. Patrick, Shelbina, Steelville, Wayland and Wellsville.
"Reflecting the decreasing number of available priests in the diocese, the parishes of St. Joseph in Martinsburg and Church of the Resurrection in Wellsville will now share an administrator with Immaculate Conception parish in Montgomery City and St. Patrick parish in Jonesburg.
"Father Joseph Abah, a priest of the Diocese of Idah, Nigeria, who has been serving as administrator of St. Joseph parish in Martinsburg and Church of the Resurrection parish in Wellsville, will succeed the late Father Frank A. Bussmann, former pastor, as administrator of St. Peter parish in Fulton and St. Jude Thaddeus parish in Mokane.
"Father Augustine A. Okoli, a priest of the Diocese of Aba, Nigeria, will continue as administrator of Immaculate Conception parish in Montgomery City and St. Patrick parish in Jonesburg. He will also succeed Fr. Abah as administrator of St. Joseph parish in Martinsburg and the Church of the Resurrection parish in Wellsville." ~ The Catholic Missourian