Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B., (December 19, 1855 – November 2, 1941) was a Swiss-born Benedictine monk and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[2] He made his profession as a member of the Order of St. Benedict (more commonly known as the Benedictines) at Einsiedeln on December 3, 1876.

[4] That same year he was sent by his superiors to the United States, where he joined Subiaco Abbey in Logan County, Arkansas.

[3] He also established new parishes in the surrounding towns of Mott, Richardton, Lefor, and Strasburg, all in North Dakota[1] On April 9, 1910, Wehrle was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Bismarck by Pope Pius X.

He also began construction on the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, but was forced to abandon his efforts due to the Great Depression.