Redemptorist Father Arthur Wendel dies at 90 October 2, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Arthur Wendel was offered Aug. 5 at Holy Redeemer Church in New York. Father Wendel died July 26 at the St. John Neumann Community at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 90. Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Father Wendel entered the Redemptorists in 1954, professing his perpetual vows in 1959, the same year he was ordained to the priesthood. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Father Wendel ministered at the St. John Neumann Residence from 2013 to 2023, often playing the organ and leading his brother Redemptorists in song. Elsewhere, he served in New York and Connecticut. He was active in AIDS ministry and was the founder of the Alphonsian Center for Spirituality Through the Arts in New York. Father Wendel held a bachelor’s degree in history from St. John’s University in New York. He also held a master’s degree in U.S. history from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and took an additional baccalaureate degree in music at Manhattanville College. More obituaries Exploring Catherine O’Hara’s Catholic roots Sister Joan Elias, leader in Catholic education, dies at 94 Deacon Lee Benson, who ministered in Harford County, dies at 73 Jesuit Father Vincent de Paul Alagia dies at 99 Sister Sigrid Simlik, former teacher in Baltimore, dies at 97 A silent life behind three popes: Farewell to Angelo Gugel, the iconic papal butler Copyright © 2023 Catholic Review Media Print
