Ordained 1946
This was written by the Saint Joan of Arc Church and published on their website:
Father Kuenzig as Pastor (1973 - 1996)
On July 2, 1973 Father Peter A. Kuenzig (better known as Father Pete) replaced Father Fording as our fifth Pastor. He was educated at St. Wendelin Grade School and South Side High School. He attended Duquesne University on a scholarship, majoring in pre-med.
However, realizing that the Lord was calling him to His service, Father Pete entered St. Vincent Seminary, where he received a Master of Arts degree. He was ordained into the Pittsburgh Diocese in June 1946 by Bishop Boyle. During the first 20 years of his priestly career, he served as associate pastor at various parishes in Butler, Beaver Falls, McKees Rocks, McKeesport, Crafton Heights, and South Side, Pittsburgh. In June 1966, he was assigned as Pastor of St. Alphonsus in Murrinsville and its mission church Epiphany in Boyers until July 2, 1973, when he was assigned to St. Joan of Arc.
In his 23 years as Pastor of St. Joan of Arc, noteworthy was his availability. No matter how busy he was, whenever a parishioner would visit the rectory, with or without an appointment, he always had the time to speak with them. It was necessary for Father Pete to have a quadruple heart bypass operation in June 1981. The operation was successful, and he still remembers the many parishioners who offered him their support and their prayers and good wishes. One of the important challenges that he faced was keeping the St. Joan of Arc School operating. Operating costs were increasing due mainly to the loss of teaching sisters and the decline in enrollment of students due to the appeal of the public schools, which offered greater and more varied extra curricular activities, especially in sports. However, when many parish schools were either closing or merging, Father Pete was able to manage the parish so that the school remains very viable today and attracts quality teachers. Father Pete retired on July 1, 1996, when he reached the diocesan mandatory retirement age of 75.
This was written by the Saint Joan of Arc Church and published on their website:
Father Kuenzig as Pastor (1973 - 1996)
On July 2, 1973 Father Peter A. Kuenzig (better known as Father Pete) replaced Father Fording as our fifth Pastor. He was educated at St. Wendelin Grade School and South Side High School. He attended Duquesne University on a scholarship, majoring in pre-med.
However, realizing that the Lord was calling him to His service, Father Pete entered St. Vincent Seminary, where he received a Master of Arts degree. He was ordained into the Pittsburgh Diocese in June 1946 by Bishop Boyle. During the first 20 years of his priestly career, he served as associate pastor at various parishes in Butler, Beaver Falls, McKees Rocks, McKeesport, Crafton Heights, and South Side, Pittsburgh. In June 1966, he was assigned as Pastor of St. Alphonsus in Murrinsville and its mission church Epiphany in Boyers until July 2, 1973, when he was assigned to St. Joan of Arc.
In his 23 years as Pastor of St. Joan of Arc, noteworthy was his availability. No matter how busy he was, whenever a parishioner would visit the rectory, with or without an appointment, he always had the time to speak with them. It was necessary for Father Pete to have a quadruple heart bypass operation in June 1981. The operation was successful, and he still remembers the many parishioners who offered him their support and their prayers and good wishes. One of the important challenges that he faced was keeping the St. Joan of Arc School operating. Operating costs were increasing due mainly to the loss of teaching sisters and the decline in enrollment of students due to the appeal of the public schools, which offered greater and more varied extra curricular activities, especially in sports. However, when many parish schools were either closing or merging, Father Pete was able to manage the parish so that the school remains very viable today and attracts quality teachers. Father Pete retired on July 1, 1996, when he reached the diocesan mandatory retirement age of 75.
Ordained 1946
This was written by the Saint Joan of Arc Church and published on their website:
Father Kuenzig as Pastor (1973 - 1996)
On July 2, 1973 Father Peter A. Kuenzig (better known as Father Pete) replaced Father Fording as our fifth Pastor. He was educated at St. Wendelin Grade School and South Side High School. He attended Duquesne University on a scholarship, majoring in pre-med.
However, realizing that the Lord was calling him to His service, Father Pete entered St. Vincent Seminary, where he received a Master of Arts degree. He was ordained into the Pittsburgh Diocese in June 1946 by Bishop Boyle. During the first 20 years of his priestly career, he served as associate pastor at various parishes in Butler, Beaver Falls, McKees Rocks, McKeesport, Crafton Heights, and South Side, Pittsburgh. In June 1966, he was assigned as Pastor of St. Alphonsus in Murrinsville and its mission church Epiphany in Boyers until July 2, 1973, when he was assigned to St. Joan of Arc.
In his 23 years as Pastor of St. Joan of Arc, noteworthy was his availability. No matter how busy he was, whenever a parishioner would visit the rectory, with or without an appointment, he always had the time to speak with them. It was necessary for Father Pete to have a quadruple heart bypass operation in June 1981. The operation was successful, and he still remembers the many parishioners who offered him their support and their prayers and good wishes. One of the important challenges that he faced was keeping the St. Joan of Arc School operating. Operating costs were increasing due mainly to the loss of teaching sisters and the decline in enrollment of students due to the appeal of the public schools, which offered greater and more varied extra curricular activities, especially in sports. However, when many parish schools were either closing or merging, Father Pete was able to manage the parish so that the school remains very viable today and attracts quality teachers. Father Pete retired on July 1, 1996, when he reached the diocesan mandatory retirement age of 75.
This was written by the Saint Joan of Arc Church and published on their website:
Father Kuenzig as Pastor (1973 - 1996)
On July 2, 1973 Father Peter A. Kuenzig (better known as Father Pete) replaced Father Fording as our fifth Pastor. He was educated at St. Wendelin Grade School and South Side High School. He attended Duquesne University on a scholarship, majoring in pre-med.
However, realizing that the Lord was calling him to His service, Father Pete entered St. Vincent Seminary, where he received a Master of Arts degree. He was ordained into the Pittsburgh Diocese in June 1946 by Bishop Boyle. During the first 20 years of his priestly career, he served as associate pastor at various parishes in Butler, Beaver Falls, McKees Rocks, McKeesport, Crafton Heights, and South Side, Pittsburgh. In June 1966, he was assigned as Pastor of St. Alphonsus in Murrinsville and its mission church Epiphany in Boyers until July 2, 1973, when he was assigned to St. Joan of Arc.
In his 23 years as Pastor of St. Joan of Arc, noteworthy was his availability. No matter how busy he was, whenever a parishioner would visit the rectory, with or without an appointment, he always had the time to speak with them. It was necessary for Father Pete to have a quadruple heart bypass operation in June 1981. The operation was successful, and he still remembers the many parishioners who offered him their support and their prayers and good wishes. One of the important challenges that he faced was keeping the St. Joan of Arc School operating. Operating costs were increasing due mainly to the loss of teaching sisters and the decline in enrollment of students due to the appeal of the public schools, which offered greater and more varied extra curricular activities, especially in sports. However, when many parish schools were either closing or merging, Father Pete was able to manage the parish so that the school remains very viable today and attracts quality teachers. Father Pete retired on July 1, 1996, when he reached the diocesan mandatory retirement age of 75.
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