Borgmeyer was born in Missouri. He was ordained a Catholic priest in West Virginia in 1981; in 2018, Pope Francis designated him a Chaplain to His Holiness, which bestowed upon him the title of monsignor.
Borgmeyer has served parishes throughout West Virginia: Charleston, 1981-83; Martinsburg, 1983-85; Welch and War, 1985-87; Wheeling, 1990-94; Nitro, 1994-2002; Star City, 2002-06; and Weirton, 2006-2012). From 1987-1990, he was a chaplain in the U.S. Navy. Since 2012, he has been pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Huntington.
Additional information can be found in articles published in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch and The Weirton Daily Times.
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Borgmeyer User Guide
Robert H. Ellison
The User Guide for the Library of Appalachian Preaching is a Google Sheet that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded for offline use.
This part of the Guide provides information about the homilies Borgmeyer delivered at St. Joseph's. It includes the scripture text, date the homily was preached, and so on. This information is available in the master list of sermons as well.
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St. Joseph YouTube Channel
Robert H. Ellison
St. Joseph's YouTube channel has videos of 99 services livestreamed during the pandemic, from October 2020 to July 2022. Information about each homily is available in the User Guide above.
