County of church: Montgomery County
Location of church: Jct. of E. Bates St., Romaker St. & Water St., Wellsville
Phone: (573) 492-6595
Pastor: Fr. Austin Okoli
Mass Times: Sunday: 8 a.m. & Wed. Wed.: 5:30 p.m.
The priests of St. Joseph's parish in Martinsburg come to Wellsville to perform the mass. No priest is in residence at this church
"In addition, the assigning of new priestly administrators will affect the parishes in Bourbon, Canton, Clarence, Ewing, Fulton, Kahoka, LaGrange, Martinsburg, Mary’s Home, Mokane, St. Patrick, Shelbina, Steelville, Wayland and Wellsville.
"Reflecting the decreasing number of available priests in the diocese, the parishes of St. Joseph in Martinsburg and Church of the Resurrection in Wellsville will now share an administrator with Immaculate Conception parish in Montgomery City and St. Patrick parish in Jonesburg.
"Father Joseph Abah, a priest of the Diocese of Idah, Nigeria, who has been serving as administrator of St. Joseph parish in Martinsburg and Church of the Resurrection parish in Wellsville, will succeed the late Father Frank A. Bussmann, former pastor, as administrator of St. Peter parish in Fulton and St. Jude Thaddeus parish in Mokane.
"Father Augustine A. Okoli, a priest of the Diocese of Aba, Nigeria, will continue as administrator of Immaculate Conception parish in Montgomery City and St. Patrick parish in Jonesburg. He will also succeed Fr. Abah as administrator of St. Joseph parish in Martinsburg and the Church of the Resurrection parish in Wellsville." ~ The Catholic Missourian
"Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter requested the formation of a new parish in the St. Louis County Township of Grantwood Village and the founding assignment was given to Father Vincent J. Duggan on April 12, 1954. Until that time Father Duggan served as Administrator at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Wellsville, Mo." ~ Our Lady of Providence