Profession
Clergy
Biography
Father Johannes Vetsch was born 25 January 1861 in the German village of Josefstal in the Odessa District. He died 10 January 1927.
Father Vetsch studied theology at the Catholic Seminary in Saratov and was ordained 11 June 1884.
He served the congregations in the Volga German colony of Neu-Kolonie (1884-1887) and Rothammel (1887-1894) before going back to his native region near Odessa to serve parishes there.
Source(s)
- Schnurr, Joseph. Die Kirchen und das Religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen - Katholischer Teil (Stuttgart, 1980), p. 343.
- Vetsch Johannes (wolgadeutsche.net) - in Russian [Online]
Volga Colonies
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Father Johannes Vetsch.
Source: wolgadeutsche.net