Carl K. Moeddel

Styles of Carl K. Moeddel
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Carl Kevin Moeddel (December 28, 1937–August 25, 2009) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati from 1993 to 2007.

Biography

Carl Moeddel was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Carl H. and Florence E. (née Pohlking) Moeddel. He studied at the Athenaeum of Ohio, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree; and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Karl Alter on August 15, 1962.^[1] He later earned a Master's in Divinity from the Athenaeum.

In 1963, he became assistant pastor of St. Louis Church, as well as Assistant Chancellor and Assistant Treasurer of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.^[2] In addition to these duties, he was named Executive Secretary of the Archdiocesan Commission on Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations (1970), Director of the Continuing Education of Priests (1971), Vicar of Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations (1973), and Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese (1975). He was President of the Ohio Council of Churches in 1973.^[2]

From 1976 to 1985, Moeddel served as pastor of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. During this period, he was also Dean of the Cathedral Deanery (1976–1983), Archdiocesan Director of Finance (1978–1983), Vicar for Finance and Chairman of the Archdiocesan Financial Council (1983–1986).^[2] He was named pastor of St. James of the Valley Church in 1985.

On June 15, 1993, Moeddel was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati and Titular Bishop of Bistue by Pope John Paul II.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 24 from Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, with Archbishop Edward McCarthy and Bishop James Garland serving as co-consecrators.^[1] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Be Reconciled."^[2]

As an auxiliary bishop, he served as vicar general of the Archdiocese and director of the Pastoral Services Department and Priest Personnel Office.^[2] He resigned his post for health reasons on June 20, 2007,^[1] having been diagnosed with vascular dementia connected with previous strokes and diabetes.^[3]

He died after a long illness in Cincinnati, aged 71.^[4]

References

Archdiocese of Cincinnati Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Bishop Edward Fenwick Archbishops John Baptist Purcell William Henry Elder Henry K. Moeller John T. McNicholas Karl Joseph Alter Paul Francis Leibold Joseph Bernardin Daniel Edward Pilarczyk Dennis Marion Schnurr Churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Cathedral Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral Parishes Cincinnati Church of the Annunciation Immaculata Church Old St. Mary's Church St. Francis De Sales Church Saint Francis Seraph Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Lawrence Church St. Pius X Church St. Rose Church Dayton Holy Cross Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert Church St. Mary's Church Springfield St. Joseph's Church St. Raphael's Church Other Immaculate Conception Church, Botkins St. Aloysius Church, Carthagena Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cassella Immaculate Conception Church, Celina Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw St. Joseph's Church, Egypt Holy Family Church, Frenchtown St. John's Church, Fryburg St. Patrick's Church, Glynwood St. John the Baptist Church, Maria Stein Sacred Heart Church, McCartyville St. Michael's Church, Mechanicsburg St. Augustine's Church, Minster St. Louis Church, North Star St. Nicholas Church, Osgood St. Anthony's Church, Padua St. Remy's Church, Russia St. Henry's Church, St. Henry Holy Rosary Church, St. Marys St. Rose's Church, St. Rose St. Sebastian's Church, Sebastian St. Joseph's Church, Wapakoneta Former parishes All Saints Church, Cincinnati Holy Trinity Church, Cincinnati St. Augustine Church, Cincinnati St. George's Church, Cincinnati St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cincinnati St. Paul Church, Cincinnati St. Philomena's Church, Cincinnati St. Patrick's Church, St. Patrick Shrine Shrine of the Holy Relics Education in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Higher education Chatfield College University of Dayton Edgecliff College Mount St. Joseph University Xavier University Seminary Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West High schools Cincinnati DePaul Cristo Rey High School Elder High School La Salle High School McAuley High School Archbishop McNicholas High School Mother of Mercy High School Purcell Marian High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy St. Xavier High School Summit Country Day School Ursuline Academy Dayton Carroll High School Chaminade-Julienne High School Other Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering Father Stephen T. Badin High School, Hamilton Catholic Central School, Springfield Bishop Fenwick High School, Franklin Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney Moeller High School, Kenwood Mount Notre Dame High School, Reading Royalmont Academy, Mason Roger Bacon High School, St. Bernard St. Rita School for the Deaf, Evendale Clergy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Auxiliary bishops Sylvester Horton Rosecrans Joseph H. Albers George John Rehring Paul Francis Leibold Edward A. McCarthy Nicholas Elko Daniel Edward Pilarczyk James Henry Garland Carl K. Moeddel Joseph R. Binzer Priests John Martin Henni Edward Fitzgerald Clarence George Issenmann Henry Damian Juncker Joshua Maria Young John Baptist Lamy James Frederick Wood John Henry Luers Caspar Henry Borgess Richard Gilmour John Quinlan Augustus Toebbe Joseph Gregory Dwenger Henry Richter Francis Beckman Urban John Vehr Francis Augustine Thill Anthony John King Mussio John Joseph Kaising Robert Daniel Conlon Michael William Warfel Miscellany The Catholic Telegraph Der Wahrheitsfreund Former St. Charles Seminary Gruenwald Convent Minster Elementary School St. John Cemetery, Cincinnati New St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati Old St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cincinnati Catholicism Portal Cincinnati Portal