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Edward Leo Krumpelmann
Born30 Jan 1909
Died23 June 1975
Hennepin General Hospital in Minneapolis , Minnesota
Cause of deathblood clot in the left lung
Resting placeMaryknoll, New York
NationalityUnited States
Alma materSt. Thomas Military Academy in St. Paul, Nazareth Hall Seminary
Occupation(s)Missionary, priest, relief worker, educator
Years active19411975
TitleFather
Websitehttp://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/EL-Krumpelmann.htm

Father Edward Leo Krumpelmann (Chinese: 萬金培神父, (30 Jan 1909[1] —23 June 1975[2]) was an American Maryknoll Catholic priest, missionary, relief worker and educator working in Jiangmen (previously known as Kongmoon), Guangdong Province, China and Hong Kong in the mid 20th century.

Krupelmann was sent to Jiangmen, Guangdong, China in September 1941, stayed in China throughout the the Second World War, but had to return to the U. S. because of a tuberculosis condition in April 1947.

He returned to Hong Kong again in 1964, helped setting up of the St John the Baptist Parish in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. He later worked as Auxiliary Chaplain in the Servicemen's Guides' Association in Hong Kong until his return to the US in 1975.

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References

  1. ^ "In Memoriam of Fr. Edward Leo Krupelmann, M.M". St Joseph’s College Website. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. ^ "Fr. Edward Leo Krupelmann, M.M RIP". Catholic Archive Hong Kong Website. Retrieved 2011-08-09.