Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Wesselmann, Robert G.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Wesselmann, Robert G., d. 2004
Other form(s) of name
- Robert Wesselmann
- Bob Wesselmann, Bob
- Msgr. Robert G. Wesselmann
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
d. 2004
History
Robert Wesselmann was a priest and Monsignor of Belleville, Illinois, who left the active ministry in 1966 to marry. That year, Wesselmann forwarded to Merton his proposal for "An Experimental Ordinariate" which would consist of priest allowed to marry and continue their ministry, but to abide by certain stipulations, including earning the income to support himself and a family, etc. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1967. He was a member of the Canon Law Society of America, serving in leadership positions from 1964-1968.