- Date
- 1960-05-22
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Participants
- Father Joseph Herp (priest)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncatholicismcommunity
Summary
Father Joseph Herp, who served as Beaver Island pastor from 1951 to 1959, was reported to have celebrated his twenty-fifth ordination anniversary at St. Anthony’s Church in Louisville on May 22, 1960.
Evidence and limits
The notice supplies a pastoral tenure and anniversary report but no ordination certificate, religious-order record, or complete biography.
Open questions
- Which Franciscan and parish records confirm Herp’s ordination and Beaver Island service?
See also
Sources
- Reports Father Joseph Herp O.F.M.C., pastor on Beaver Island from 1951 to 1959, celebrating his silver ordination anniversary at St. Anthony’s Church in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 22. It does not provide an ordination record or full clerical biography.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Silver anniversary of Father Joseph Herp’s ordination, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/silver-anniversary-of-father-joseph-herp-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, “Anniversaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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