Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati

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Map of the Ecclesiastical province of Cincinnati.
Map of the Ecclesiastical province of Cincinnati.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the Cincinnati metropolitan area, the greater Dayton area and other communities in the southwest region of the state of Ohio in the United States.

In total it encompassed 230 parishes in 19 counties, as of 2005, with the total membership of baptized Catholics ca. 500,000. [1] The archdiocese also administers 110 associated parochial schools and diocesan elementary schools. Its mother church is the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains; located at the corner of 8th and Plum Streets, downtown Cincinnati.

The Diocese of Cincinnati was erected on 19 June 1821 by Pope Pius VII from territory taken from the Diocese of Bardstown. The diocese lost territory on 8 March 1833 when Pope Gregory XVI erected the Diocese of Detroit and again on 23 April 1847 when Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Cleveland.

On 19 July 1850, Pope Pius IX elevated the diocese to an Archdiocese. On 3 March 1868 the archdiocese lost territory when His Holiness erected the Diocese of Columbus.

The Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati encompasses the entire state of Ohio and is composed of the Archdiocese and its five suffragan dioceses: Cleveland, Columbus, Steubenville, Toledo, and Youngstown.

The diocese is served by The Catholic Telegraph, the diocesan newspaper, which is described on its website as the United States' oldest continuously published Catholic diocesan newspaper.

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[edit] Bishops

The following is a list of the Ordinaries of Cincinnati (years of service in parentheses):

  1. Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick O.P. (1822-1833) died
  2. Bishop John Baptist Purcell (1833-1883) died
  3. Archbishop William Henry Elder (1883-1903) died
  4. Archbishop Henry K. Moeller (1903-1925) died
  5. Archbishop John Timothy McNicholas O.P. (1925-1950) died
  6. Archbishop Karl Joseph Alter (1950-1969) retired
  7. Archbishop Paul Francis Leibold (1969-1972) died
  8. Archbishop Joseph L. Bernardin (1972-1982) appointed Archbishop of Chicago, and elevated to Cardinal in 1983
  9. Archbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk (1982-present)

[edit] Auxiliary Bishops

  1. Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (1861-1868) appointed Bishop of Columbus
  2. William Henry Elder (Coadjutor 1880-1883) succeeded
  3. Henry Moeller (Coadjutor 1903-1904) succeeded
  4. Joseph Henry Albers (1929-1937) appointed Bishop of Lansing
  5. George John Rehring (1937-1950) appointed Bishop of Toledo
  6. Paul Francis Leibold (1958-1966) appointed Bishop of Evansville
  7. Edward Anthony McCarthy (1965-1969) appointed Bishop of Phoenix
  8. Nicholas Thomas Elko (Archbishop ad personam 1971-1985) retired as Bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
  9. Daniel Edward Pilarczyk (1974-1982) appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati
  10. James Henry Garland (1984-1992) appointed Bishop of Marquette
  11. Carl Kevin Moeddel (1993-2007) retired

[edit] Affiliated Bishops

The following men began their service as priests in Cincinnati before being appointed bishops elsewhere (years in parentheses refer to their years in Cincinnati):

[edit] Schools

There are 22 Catholic high schools in the diocese. The schools including city or township and county are:

Several of these schools are named after former archbishops of the diocese. A parochial elementary school in Dayton is also named after Archbishop Liebold. Some Catholic high schools located within the diocese are not operated by the diocese; for example, Chaminade-Julienne is not diocesan, being operated instead by the Marianist order. Likewise St. Xavier is operated by the Jesuit order.

[edit] Mishandling of sexual abuse allegations

Main article: Roman Catholic sex abuse cases

In November 2003 following a two year investigation by the Hamilton County prosecutor's office, Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk entered a plea of nolo contendere regarding five misdemeanor charges of failure to report allegations of child molestation.[1] Presiding judge Richard Neihaus fined the church $2,000 for each count and called the case "extremely tragic", adding, "religious organizations ought to show greater respect for human rights and not try to preserve themselves at the expense of the victims."[2] As part of the plea agreement, the Archdiocese agreed to turn over documents requested by the prosecutors office, to follow a more stringent protocol for dealiing with future allegations of abuse than required by Ohio law, and establish a $3 million victims' fund to settle existing cases of abuse.[3]

On November 20, 2003 Archbishop Pilarczyk issued a public statement accepting responsibility for the charges and requesting forgiveness.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Coday, Denis. "Cincinnati archdiocese convicted for failing to report sex abuse", National Catholic Reporter, The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company, 2003-12-12. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. 
  2. ^ Staff writer. "Cincinnati Archdiocese Pleads No Contest on Failure to Report", America (Catholic News Service), America Press, 2003-12-08. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. 
  3. ^ Perry, Kimball. "Quick settlement followed long battle", The Cincinnati Post, E. W. Scripps Company, 2003-11-22. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. Archived from the original on 2004-11-01. 
  4. ^ Pilarczyk, Daniel Edward (2003-11-20). Statement of Archbishop Pilarczyk on Court Settlement. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.

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