- Born
- 1910-11-09
- Work
- Catholic priest · Pastor, St. Michael’s Church, Roscommon · Pastor, St. Pius X Church, Grandville · Moderator, Diocesan Council of Catholic Men · Monsignor / domestic prelate
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismreligioneducationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Joseph Walter Grill was a Beaver Island–born Catholic priest whom the June 1967 Beaver Beacon reported elevated to monsignor. The article gives his November 9, 1910 birth at St. James, island schooling, seminary education, April 24, 1938 ordination, and assignments in Cadillac, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Greenville, Roscommon, and Grandville.
Evidence and limits
This is a source-qualified biographical record based on a 1967 newspaper sketch. It does not establish a complete clergy career, exact service dates for every assignment, later vital dates, or the underlying church records.
See also
Sources
- Remote OCR used for search and transcription support; it is not an independent witness and is read against the held issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joseph Walter Grill”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/joseph-walter-grill-1910/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1967, “Pope Elevates Beaver Sons,” OCR derivative, pp. 2–3. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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