Victor Hermann Balke

Victor Herman Balke (September 29, 1931) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota from 1976 to 2007.

Balke graduated from Hardin County High School in 1949 and entered seminary in September 1949.

[2] Following his ordination,, Balke served as assistant pastor at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parish for four years and was chaplain at St. Joseph Home for the Aged.

[1] Balke was appointed as the sixth bishop of Crookston by Pope Paul VI on July 3, 1976.

Balke remained as apostolic administrator of the diocese until Reverend Michael Hoeppner was installed as its new bishop on November 30, 2007.