George Otto Wirz (January 17, 1929 – November 23, 2010) served as a

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auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Madison,

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and

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of Municipa.

Biography

Born in Monroe, Wisconsin, Wirz was ordained to the priesthood for the Madison Diocese on May 31, 1952. Bishop Wirz was the founding rector of the Holy Name Seminary. On December 20, 1977, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Madison Diocese and was consecrated on March 9, 1978. Bishop Wirz retired on February 10, 2004, and died in

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at age 81.Madison Diocese Announcement of the Death of Bishop Wirz
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