| Birth: | May 30, 1891
Ohio, USA | | Death: | Sep. 19, 1973
Denver
Denver County
Colorado, USA | 
Roman Catholic Bishop. He was Denver's first Catholic Archbishop. Upon his consecration as a Bishop on June 10, 1931, he was the youngest Bishop in the United States. He worked tirelessly to help the poor of Denver during the Great Depression. In 1941, the Vatican established the Archdiocese of Denver (as opposed to the Diocese of Denver) and installed Bishop Vehr as Denver's first Archbishop. (bio by: Salena Odom)
Search Amazon for Urban Vehr | | | Burial:
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Wheat Ridge
Jefferson County
Colorado, USA
Plot: Inside Gallagher Memorial Chapel, Section 21, Block 7 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Salena Odom
Record added: Jan 28, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8329675 |
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