Background
Reverman, Theodore Henry was born on August 9, 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Theodore and Walburga Louise (Haming) Reverman.
Reverman, Theodore Henry was born on August 9, 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Theodore and Walburga Louise (Haming) Reverman.
Saint Meinrad’s College, Saint Meinrad, Indiana, 1890-1891. Bachelor of Arts, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, 1897, Doctor of Laws, 1933. University of Innsbruck, Austria, 1897-1901.
Doctor of Civil Law, Gregorian University, Rome, 1903.
Early years and education
He then studied at the University of Innsbruck in Austria from 1897 to 1901. Ordination and ministry in Kentucky
He was ordained to the priesthood at Innsbruck, Austria on July 26, 1901, and consecrated as Bishop on November 20, 1926 in Louisville Kentucky"s Cathedral of the Assumption. He furthered his studies in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1903.
Returning to Kentucky, he served as professor of theology at Preston Park Seminary in Louisville (1903-1905) and pastor of Saint Edward Church in Jeffersontown (1903-1921).
He was pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Louisville from 1921 to 1926. Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin
On July 2, 1926, Reverman was appointed the fourth Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 30 from Bishop John A. Floersh, with Bishops Joseph G. Pinten and Henry J. Althoff serving as co-consecrators.
He died at his residence in Superior at age 63.