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Together with Fathers Anthony V Brennan, Winkels, and Sibert, Krumpelmann arrived in Hong Kong on 15 Oct 1941 aboard the Pan-Am ''Clipper'' from Manila.<ref name="Wartime Chronicle">{{citation|type=Chronicle|author=James Smith|title=The Maryknoll Mission, Hong Kong 1941 - 1946 |publisher=Catholic foreign Mission Society of America|}}</ref> He was immediately sent to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen]] in the city of [[Jiangmen|Kongmoon]]. He stayed in China throughout the the [[Second World War]].<ref name="Maryknoll in China" /> |
Together with Fathers Anthony V Brennan (who is now Supervisor of the [[Bishop Paschang Catholic School]] in Hong Kong), Winkels, and Sibert, Krumpelmann arrived in Hong Kong on 15 Oct 1941 aboard the Pan-Am ''Clipper'' from Manila.<ref name="Wartime Chronicle">{{citation|type=Chronicle|author=James Smith|title=The Maryknoll Mission, Hong Kong 1941 - 1946 |publisher=Catholic foreign Mission Society of America|}}</ref> He was immediately sent to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen]] in the city of [[Jiangmen|Kongmoon]]. He stayed in China throughout the the [[Second World War]].<ref name="Maryknoll in China" /> |
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Among the many missionary work, medical care is an important category of aid the Maryknoll Fathers provided to those in need. This was no exception in China, and medical aid was part of Krumpelmann's job and a tool for his preaching. Krumpelmann was much praised for his ability to offer medical assistance when there was no medical practitioner available on the spot to help. Jean-Paul Wiest recorded that “Fr Krumplemann went on a mission trip 50 miles up the road and the barber of the town said to him, ‘My son has gone crazy, he is only 15 years old. We have got him tied up.’ So Fr Krumpelmann gave the kid one grain of santonin with one grain of calomel which was a purgative. In three or four days the child was all cured. Of course the father was delighted and the story went around the village and the neighbourhood, and the promotion of that accidental cure was worth hundreds of hours of preaching.”<ref name="Maryknoll in China">{{citation|type=book|author=Jean-Paul Wiest|title=Maryknoll in China|publisher=Orbis Books|}}</ref> |
Among the many missionary work, medical care is an important category of aid the Maryknoll Fathers provided to those in need. This was no exception in China, and medical aid was part of Krumpelmann's job and a tool for his preaching. Krumpelmann was much praised for his ability to offer medical assistance when there was no medical practitioner available on the spot to help. Jean-Paul Wiest recorded that “Fr Krumplemann went on a mission trip 50 miles up the road and the barber of the town said to him, ‘My son has gone crazy, he is only 15 years old. We have got him tied up.’ So Fr Krumpelmann gave the kid one grain of santonin with one grain of calomel which was a purgative. In three or four days the child was all cured. Of course the father was delighted and the story went around the village and the neighbourhood, and the promotion of that accidental cure was worth hundreds of hours of preaching.”<ref name="Maryknoll in China">{{citation|type=book|author=Jean-Paul Wiest|title=Maryknoll in China|publisher=Orbis Books|}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:05, 18 August 2011
Edward Leo Krumpelmann | |
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| Born | 30 January 1909 |
| Died | 23 June 1975 (aged 66) |
| Cause of death | Blood clot in left lung |
| Resting place | Maryknoll, New York |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | St. Thomas Military Academy in St. Paul, Nazareth Hall Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, priest, relief worker, educator |
| Years active | 1941—1975 |
| Title | Father |
Father Edward Leo Krumpelmann (Chinese: 萬金培神父[1], 30 Jan 1909 — 23 June 1975[2]) was an American Maryknoll Catholic priest, missionary, relief worker, medical aid worker and educator working in Kongmoon (now Jiangmen), Guangdong Province, China and Hong Kong in the mid 20th century. He established the Catholic parish of Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, and the local Catholic school whose buildings hosted the parish church.
Early life
Krumpelmann was born on 30 January 1909 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He first studied at St. Thomas Military Academy in St. Paul in 1926, then at the University of Minnesota starting in 1927. He stayed in University of Minnesota for only three years and went to work. In Jan 1931, he started again at the Nazareth Hall Seminary, subsequently entered Maryknoll in 1 August 1934, and studied at The Venard, Bedford, and Maryknoll Seminary. He was ordained to priesthood on June 22, 1941.[2] Until his studies away from St Paul, he had been a parishoner in the Church of St Mark.[3]
Missionary
Together with Fathers Anthony V Brennan (who is now Supervisor of the Bishop Paschang Catholic School in Hong Kong), Winkels, and Sibert, Krumpelmann arrived in Hong Kong on 15 Oct 1941 aboard the Pan-Am Clipper from Manila.[4] He was immediately sent to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen in the city of Kongmoon. He stayed in China throughout the the Second World War.[5]
Among the many missionary work, medical care is an important category of aid the Maryknoll Fathers provided to those in need. This was no exception in China, and medical aid was part of Krumpelmann's job and a tool for his preaching. Krumpelmann was much praised for his ability to offer medical assistance when there was no medical practitioner available on the spot to help. Jean-Paul Wiest recorded that “Fr Krumplemann went on a mission trip 50 miles up the road and the barber of the town said to him, ‘My son has gone crazy, he is only 15 years old. We have got him tied up.’ So Fr Krumpelmann gave the kid one grain of santonin with one grain of calomel which was a purgative. In three or four days the child was all cured. Of course the father was delighted and the story went around the village and the neighbourhood, and the promotion of that accidental cure was worth hundreds of hours of preaching.”[5]
Shortly after the war ended, Krumpelmann suffered from tuberculosis, and had to return to the United States in April 1947. He continued to serve as a Maryknoll priest after his return to the states, and was Vice Rector at Mountain View between 1949 and 1958.[2]
In 1958, Krumpelmann was assigned by the Maryknoll brothers to Hong Kong and returned to Hong Kong. He founded St John the Baptist Parish of Kwun Tong along with Fr Peter Alphonsus Reilly in 1962. The parish initially covered all of Kwun Tong, and was subdivided into three parishes in 1967.[6] Later in the same year, Krumpelmann also founded St John the Baptist School (now St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School) in Kwun Tong.[7] Both the parish and the school were established to meet demands caused by the rapid population growth of Kwun Tong in the 1950s and 1960s.[6]
Between 1966 and 1975, Krumpelmann worked as Auxiliary Chaplain in the Servicemen's Guides' Association, an organisation which supported United States Navy servicemen in Hong Kong.[1]
Death
In early 1975, Krumpelmann suffered from a blood clot in his left lung and returned to the U.S. on March 31. His condition improved in the following two months, but deteriorated suddenly in late June. He died shortly after his admission to Hennepin General Hospital (now Hennepin County Medical Center) in Minneapolis on June 23. Krumpelmann's body was transported to the Maryknoll headquarters in New York, and was buried in the Maryknoll Cemetery on 26 June 1975.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Fr. Edward Leo Krumpelmann, M.M RIP". Catholic Archive Hong Kong Website. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ a b c d "In Memoriam of Fr. Edward Leo Krumpelmann, M.M". St Joseph’s College Website. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "The History of Saint Mark's and the Midway District by Monsignor Joseph A. Corrigan". Church of St Mark, St Paul, MN. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ James Smith, The Maryknoll Mission, Hong Kong 1941 - 1946 (Chronicle), Catholic foreign Mission Society of America
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b Jean-Paul Wiest, Maryknoll in China (book), Orbis Books
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b "聖若翰堂簡介：堂區歷史 (Parish information: History)". St John the Baptist Parish website. Hong Kong. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Surface, Bill; Hart, Jim (1963). Freedom Bridge: Maryknoll in Hong Kong. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc. p. 152. ASIN B000RJKXUG.