Monsignor Nicholas Aloys Schneider – compassionate pastor, author, and liturgist

Monsignor Nicholas Aloys Schneider passed away of complications from COVID-19 on May 5, 2020. He was 89 years old. Throughout his 60+ years of service to the St. Louis Catholic ArchDiocese, he served as a pastor, prison chaplain, was involved with a priest-rabbi dialogue group, and helped countless people in the St. Louis Metro. Monsignor Schneider authored numerous books and articles, and remained active helping others until he could no longer.

Msgr. Schneider is missed by his large extended family and the hundreds (thousands) of people whose lives he helped to make a little brighter.

Sources:

• Monsignor Nicholas Aloys Schneider on Legacy 
• Monsignor Nicholas Aloys Schneider memorial on Arch Diocese St. Louis 
• Monsignor Nicholas Aloys Schneider obituary on Ortmann Funeral Homes