Joseph Dwenger
John Henry Luers | |
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Successor | Joseph Rademacher |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 4, 1859 by John Baptist Purcell |
Consecration | April 14, 1872 by John Baptist Purcell |
Personal details | |
Born | Minster, Ohio U.S. | April 7, 1837
Died | January 22, 1893 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 55)
Buried | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
Education | Athenaeum of Ohio |
Styles of Joseph Gregory Dwenger | |
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Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Joseph Gregory Dwenger,
Biography
Early life
Joseph Dwenger was born near Minster, Ohio, on April 7, 1837. His parents were Johann Gerhard Heinrich "Henry" Dwenger and Maria Catherine Wirdt. Dying of cholera, his widowed mother entrusted the boy to Fr. Andrew Kunkler. Joseph was raised by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood and educated at Holy Trinity School in Cincinnati[1] He later joined the community, and was sent to Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Cincinnati.
Priesthood
Dwenger was
Bishop of Fort Wayne
On February 15, 1872, Pope Pius IX appointed Dwenger as bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne. He was consecrated by Purcell on April 14, 1872, in Cincinnati. In 1874, Dwenger joined other American bishops in a pilgrimage to Europe.[2]
During his time in office he supported the congregation of the
He served such parishes as Holy Rosary in St. Marys and St. Joseph's in Wapakoneta, both in Auglaize County,[4] and he aided in establishing Immaculate Conception parish in Celina in Mercer County.[5] In 1875, he erected an orphan asylum and a trade school for boys at Lafayette. He was a zealous promoter of the parochial school system.[1]
In 1884 he attended the
Death and legacy
Joseph Dwenger died on January 22, 1893, in Fort Wayne.[7] He was buried at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne.[8] Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne is named for him.
References
- ^ a b c Hammer, Bonaventure. "Fort Wayne." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 10 October 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "History of St. Charles Center". St. Charles, Carthagena, Ohio.
- ^ McMurray, William J., ed. History of Auglaize County Ohio. Vol. 1. Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company, 1923, 324.
- ^ "Mercer County, Ohio History 1978." Celina: Mercer County Historical Society, 1978, 525.
- ^ Stack, C.PP.S., Jerome. "Bishop Dwenger Promoted Catholic Education", Missionaries of the Precious Blood, US Province
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Gregory Dwenger [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
This article incorporates text from the 1909 Catholic Encyclopedia article "Fort Wayne" by Bonaventure Hammer, a publication now in the public domain.