Roger Niemeyer , O.F.M.

Father Roger Niemeyer
Order of Friars Minor

Father Roger was born on December 13, 1912 in Montrose, Illinois. He had two brothers, Msgr. Elmer Niemeyer, and James Niemeyer; he has two sisters, Sr. M. Elaine, OSF, and Mildred Braun.

He was invested into the Franciscan Order on August 19, 1933, and ordained on June 24, 1940. His most memorable experience was meeting and talking to Cardinal Pacelli (then Secretary at the Vatican - later to become Pius XII). Also memorable was singing as chanter in the National Eucharistic Congress in Cleveland, Ohio.

He enjoys making requested tapes on theological topics and making 3-D pictures. He was given the opportunity to write TV scripts for Bill Ohr.

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