Wendelin Joseph Nold

Wendelin Joseph Nold (January 18, 1900 – October 1, 1981) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Galveston-Houston from 1950 to 1975.

Wendelin Nold was born in Bonham, Texas, to Wendelin Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (née Charles) Nold. After attending parochial schools in Cleburne and Fort Worth, he studied at St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921. He then furthered his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and there earned a doctorate in sacred theology in 1925. While in Rome, he was ordained to the priesthood on April 11, 1925.

Upon his return to Texas, Nold served as a curate at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Dallas, and became the first pastor of Christ the King Church in 1941. In addition to his pastoral duties, he also served in the chancery as a consultor, synodal judge, synodal examiner, director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and director of Catholic Action. He was raised to the rank of Papal Chamberlain in 1936, Domestic Prelate in 1942, and prothonotary apostolic in 1946.