Fr. Michael Schemm Dies Dec. 14

Fr. Michael J. Schemm, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita for 31 years, died Saturday, Dec. 14. He was 59.

A Vigil is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, at the Cathedral.

Fr. Schemm was born on June 23, 1965, in Lyons. He studied at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, and was ordained on June 5, 1993, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita.

His first assignment was as an assistant at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Wichita. On July 10, 1996, he was named pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Parsons where he served for five years.

In June of 2001, Fr. Schemm was named pastor of Christ the King Parish in Wichita, serving there for six years. In July of 2007 he was named pastor of St. James the Greater Parish in Augusta. He served there for 11 years. In June of 2018, he was named pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Wichita.

Fr. Schemm also served as a moderator for the diocesan Natural Family Planning Office, was a chaplain for the Daughters of Isabella, and a Faithful Friar for the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus.