Richard Henry Ackerman

William Anthony Hughes
William Anthony Hughes
Other post(s)	Bishop Emeritus of Covington (1978‍–‍1992);
Orders
Ordination	August 28, 1926; by John Francis Dearden, Jean Gay [fr], Thomas John McDonnell
Personal details
Born	August 30, 1903; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 18, 1992 (aged 89); Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (1956‍–‍1960); Titular Bishop of Lares (1956‍–‍1960);
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Richard Henry Ackerman,

Diocese of Covington in Kentucky

Biography

Richard Ackerman was born in

ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe on August 28, 1926.^[3]

Between 1926 and 1940, Ackerman served as

master of novices for the Holy Ghost Fathers, assistant pastor of St. Benedict the Moor Parish in Pittsburgh, assistant to the National Director of the Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood, assistant to the professor of philosophy at St. Mary Seminary in Norwalk, Connecticut, and assistant pastor at St. Mary Parish in Detroit, Michigan.^[2] He was named National Director of the Holy Childhood Association in 1941, and Vice-President of the Association's Superior Council in 1947. Upon the silver jubilee of his priestly ordination in 1951, he was presented with the Grand Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice by Pope Pius XII.^[2]

On April 6, 1956, Ackerman was appointed an

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption on the following May 17.^[3] From 1962 to 1965, he attended the Second Vatican Council, where he was a member of the conservative Coetus Internationalis Patrum.^[4]

^ Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
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Diocese of Covington. Archived from the original
on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop Richard Henry Ackerman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^ Tissier de Mallerais, Bernard. "Members of the Coetus Internationalis Patrum". The Biography of Marcel Lefebvre, 2004.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by William Theodore Mulloy	Bishop of Covington 1960–1978	Succeeded by William Anthony Hughes
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego 1956–1960	Succeeded by –

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Ordinaries	Bishops George Aloysius Carrell Augustus Toebbe Camillus Paul Maes Ferdinand Brossart Francis William Howard William Theodore Mulloy Richard Henry Ackerman William Anthony Hughes Robert William Muench Roger Joseph Foys John Iffert
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption Parishes Mary, Queen of Heaven, Erlanger Mother of God Roman Catholic Church, Covington Saint John the Baptist, Wilder Retreat center, convent St. Anne Convent, Melbourne
Education	Colleges Thomas More University, Crestview Hills High schools Bishop Brossart High School, Alexandria Covington Catholic High School, Park Hills (all boys) Covington Latin School, Covington Holy Cross High School, Covington Newport Central Catholic High School, Newport Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills (all girls) St. Henry District High School, Erlanger St. Patrick's High School, Maysville Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills
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Bishops	Ordinaries Charles Francis Buddy Francis James Furey Leo Thomas Maher Robert Henry Brom Cirilo Flores Robert W. McElroy Coadjutor bishops Cirilo Flores Auxiliary bishops Richard Henry Ackerman John R. Quinn Gilbert Espinosa Chávez Salvatore Cordileone John P. Dolan Ramon Bejarano Michael Pham Felipe Pulido
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Education	High schools, diocesan Academy of Our Lady of Peace, Normal Heights, San Diego Cathedral Catholic High School, Carmel Valley, San Diego Formerly the University of San Diego High School Mater Dei Catholic High School, Chula Vista Formerly Marian Catholic High School St. Augustine High School, North Park, San Diego Vincent Memorial Catholic High School, Calexico High schools, independent Saint Joseph Academy, San Marcos Catholic school not associated with Diocese, formerly known as Sierra Madre Academy High school, closed University of San Diego High School
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