Henry K. Moeller

The Most Reverend Henry K. Moeller
Archbishop of Cincinnati
See	Cincinnati
Installed	February 15, 1905
Term ended	January 5, 1925
Predecessor	William Henry Elder
Successor	John T. McNicholas
Orders
Ordination	June 10, 1876
Consecration	August 25, 1900
Personal details
Born	(1849-12-11)December 11, 1849 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	January 5, 1925(1925-01-05) (aged 75) Cincinnati, Ohio
Denomination	Catholic Church

Henry K. Moeller (December 11, 1849 – January 5, 1925) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus (1900–03) and Archbishop of Cincinnati (1904-25).

Early life and education

Henry Moeller was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Bernard and Teresa (née Witte) Moeller, who were immigrants from Westphalia.^[1] He was the oldest of seven children; one of his sisters became a nun, and two brothers also became priests.^[2] His father worked as a cabinet maker and carpenter before becoming a bricklayer and building contractor.^[3] He was baptized by Father John Henry Luers the day after his birth, and received his early education at the parochial school of St. Joseph Church in the West End.^[3]

In 1863, Moeller entered St. Xavier College, from where he graduated with highest honors in 1869.^[1] He was then sent by Archbishop John Baptist Purcell to study philosophy and theology at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.^[2] In his competitive examinations, he won three first prizes in theology.^[3] He was ordained a subdeacon on November 2, 1875, and a deacon on the following November 10.^[4]

Priesthood

St. Patrick's Church, Bellefontaine

On June 10, 1876, Moeller was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Giulio Lenti at the Basilica of St. John Lateran.^[4] That same year he received his Doctor of Divinity degree from the Urban College of Propaganda.^[1] Following his return to Ohio, he was appointed pastor of St. Patrick Church in Bellefontaine in September 1876.^[3] He then served as a professor at Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Norwood from 1877 to 1879.^[2]

In November 1879, Moeller was granted a leave of absence from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to assist Bishop Silas Chatard of the Diocese of Vincennes in Indiana.^[3] He served as secretary to Bishop Chatard until 1880, when he was recalled to Cincinnati by Archbishop William Henry Elder to serve as his own secretary.^[2] He served as chancellor of the archdiocese from 1886 to 1900.^[1]

Episcopacy

Bishop of Columbus

On April 6, 1900, Moeller was appointed the third Bishop of Columbus by Pope Leo XIII.^[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 25 from Archbishop Elder, with Bishops Henry Richter and Thomas Byrne serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati.^[4] He was installed at St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus on August 27.^[4] During his brief tenure, he worked to eliminate the debt the diocese incurred from building the cathedral, established parish boundaries for Franklin County, and created three new parishes and four missions.^[2] In 1902, he presided over the fifth diocesan synod, which set regulations for the needs of the clergy and people of the diocese.^[2]

Archbishop of Cincinnati

Moeller was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati and Titular Archbishop of Areopolis on April 27, 1903.^[4] As coadjutor, he assumed the administrative duties of the archdiocese.^[3] Upon the death of Archbishop Elder, Moeller succeeded him to become the fourth Archbishop of Cincinnati on October 31, 1904.^[4] He was formally installed as archbishop and received the pallium on February 15, 1905.^[5] In 1921, he condemned several forms of dancing (including the Shimmy and Camel Walk) as well as bare female shoulders at social functions.^[6]

Moeller later died in Cincinnati at age 75. He is buried in the mausoleum at St. Joseph Cemetery in Price Hill.^[2]

Legacy

Archbishop Moeller High School, a parochial school near Cincinnati, Ohio, was named for Bishop Moeller.

References

1 2 3 4 The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. XIII. New York: James T. White & Company. 1906.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Bishops of Columbus". Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Lamott, John Henry (1921). History of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, 1821-1921. New York: Frederick Pustet Company, Inc.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Henry Moeller". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "MOELLER AN ARCHBISHOP". The New York Times. 1905-02-15.
↑ "BANS NEW DANCES". The New York Times. 1921-02-20.

External links

Wikisource has the text of a 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article about Henry K. Moeller.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Ambrose Watterson	Bishop of Columbus 1900–1903	Succeeded by James Joseph Hartley
Preceded by William Henry Elder	Archbishop of Cincinnati 1903–1925	Succeeded by John T. McNicholas

Roman Catholic 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
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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

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Former St. Charles Seminary

Gruenwald Convent

Minster Elementary School

St. John Cemetery, Cincinnati

New St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati

Old St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cincinnati

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
Bishops	Ordinaries Sylvester Horton Rosecrans John Ambrose Watterson Henry K. Moeller James Joseph Hartley Michael Joseph Ready Clarence George Issenmann John Carberry Clarence Edward Elwell Edward John Herrmann James Anthony Griffin Frederick F. Campbell Auxiliary Edward Gerard Hettinger
Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral Parishes St. Mary's Church, Delaware St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Hilliard St. John the Evangelist Church, Logan St. Mary's Church, Portsmouth St. Joseph's Church, Somerset St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville
Education	Higher Education Ohio Dominican University Seminary Pontifical College Josephinum High Schools Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus Bishop Ready High School, Columbus Bishop Rosecrans High School, Zanesville Bishop Watterson High School, Columbus Cristo Rey Columbus High School, Columbus Newark Catholic High School, Newark Notre Dame High School, Portsmouth Saint Charles Preparatory School, Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School, Columbus Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School, New Philadelphia William V. Fisher Catholic High School, Lancaster
Priests	Francis William Howard George Avis Fulcher
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