Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Cincinnati / Cincinnaten(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Cleveland, Columbus, Steubenville, Toledo, Youngstown

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Francis de Sales

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1821.06.19: Established as Diocese of Cincinnati / Cincinnaten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Bardstown and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1833.03.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Detroit
1847.04.23: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Cleveland
1850.07.19: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati / Cincinnaten(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville, Nashville and Vincennes)
1853.07.29: Gained suffragan see Covington
1857.01.08: Gained suffragan see Fort Wayne
1857.01.09: Gained suffragan see Sault Sainte Marie
1868.03.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Columbus and gained suffragan see Columbus
1875.02.12: Lost suffragan see Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette
1882.05.19: Gained suffragan see Grand Rapids
1898.03.28: Lost suffragan see Vincennes and gained suffragan see Indianapolis
1910.04.15: Gained suffragan see Toledo
1937.05.22: Lost suffragan sees Detroit and Grand Rapids
1937.12.10: Lost suffragan sees Covington, Louisville and Nashville
1943.05.15: Gained suffragan see Youngstown
1944.10.21: Lost suffragan sees Fort Wayne and Indianapolis and gained suffragan see Steubenville

Contact Info

Address: Chancery Office, 100 East Eight St., Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Phone: +1 (513) 421-3131

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2009.12.21 – ...):

Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr (76)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cincinnati (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr (76)
(2009.12.21 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA)

Quærite faciem Domini

Born:	1948.06.21 (Sheldon, IA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1974.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.04.02

Priest of Sioux City (USA) (1974.07.20 – 2001.01.18)

Bishop of Duluth (USA) (2001.01.18 – 2008.10.17)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (2008.10.17 – 2009.12.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (2009.12.21 – ...)

Archbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk
(1982.10.30 – 2009.12.21)

Bonitas justitia veritas

Born:	1934.08.12 (Dayton, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1959.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.12.20
Died:	2020.03.22 (Cincinnati, OH, USA † 85)

Priest of Cincinnati (USA) (1959.12.20 – 1974.11.12)

Titular Bishop of Hoddom (1974.11.12 – 1982.10.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1974.11.12 – 1982.10.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1982.10.30 – 2009.12.21)

Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1986 – 1989)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1989 – 1992)

Archbishop Joseph Louis Bernardin (later Cardinal)
(1972.11.21 – 1982.07.08)

As those who serve

Born:	1928.04.02 (Columbia, SC, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1952.04.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.04.26
Created Cardinal:	1983.02.02
Died:	1996.11.14 (Chicago, IL, USA † 68)

Priest of Charleston (USA) (1952.04.26 – 1966.03.04)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1959.12.18 – 1962)

Domestic Prelate (1962 – 1966.03.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (USA) (1966.03.04 – 1968)

Titular Bishop of Lugura (1966.03.04 – 1972.11.21)

General Secretary of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1968 – 1972)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1972.11.21 – 1982.07.08)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1974 – 1977)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1982.07.08 – 1996.11.14)

Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore (1983.02.02 – 1996.11.14)

Archbishop Paul Francis Leibold
(1969.07.23 – 1972.06.01)

Born:	1914.12.22 (Dayton, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1940.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.06.17
Died:	1972.06.01 (Cincinnati, OH, USA † 57)

Priest of Cincinnati (USA) (1940.05.18 – 1958.04.10)

Titular Bishop of Trebenna (1958.04.10 – 1966.04.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1958.04.10 – 1966.04.04)

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1966.04.04 – 1969.07.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1969.07.23 – 1972.06.01)

Archbishop Karl Joseph Alter
(1950.06.14 – 1969.07.19)

Born:	1885.08.18 (Toledo, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1910.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.06.17
Died:	1977.08.23 (Cincinnati, OH, USA † 92)

Priest of Toledo (USA) (1910.06.04 – 1931.04.17)

Bishop of Toledo (USA) (1931.04.17 – 1950.06.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1950.06.14 – 1969.07.19)

Titular Archbishop of Minori (1969.07.19 – 1970.12.31)

Archbishop John Timothy McNicholas, O.P.
(1925.07.08 – 1950.04.22)

Born:	1877.12.15 (Kilmaugh, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1901.10.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.09.08
Died:	1950.04.22 (Cincinnati, OH, USA † 72)

Bishop of Duluth (USA) (1918.07.18 – 1925.07.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1925.07.08 – 1950.04.22)

Bishop Joseph Chartrand
(1925.05.18 – 1925.07.03 not possessed)

Born:	1870.05.11 (Saint Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1892.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1910.09.15
Died:	1933.12.08 (Indianapolis, IN, USA † 63)

Priest of Vincennes (USA) (1892.09.24 – 1910.07.27)

Titular Bishop of Flavias (1910.07.27 – 1918.09.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1910.07.27 – 1918.09.25)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1918.09.25 – 1925.05.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1925.05.18 – 1925.07.03 not possessed)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1925.07.03 – 1933.12.08)

Archbishop Henry Moeller
(1904.10.31 – 1925.01.05)

Born:	1849.12.11 (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1876.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1900.08.25
Died:	1925.01.05 (Cincinnati, OH, USA † 75)

Priest of Cincinnati (USA) (1876.06.10 – 1900.04.06)

Bishop of Columbus (USA) (1900.04.06 – 1903.04.27)

Titular Archbishop of Areopolis (1903.04.27 – 1904.10.31)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1903.04.27 – 1904.10.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1904.10.31 – 1925.01.05)

Archbishop William Henry Elder
(1883.07.04 – 1904.10.31)

Vincit mundum fides

Born:	1819.03.22 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1846.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1857.05.03
Died:	1904.10.31 (Cincinnati, OH, USA † 85)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1846.03.29 – 1857.01.09)

Bishop of Natchez (USA) (1857.01.09 – 1878.07.23)

Titular Archbishop of Hauara (1878.07.23 – 1883.07.04)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1880.01.30 – 1883.07.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1883.07.04 – 1904.10.31)

Archbishop John Baptist Purcell
(1850.07.19 – 1883.07.04)

Born:	1800.02.26 (Mallow, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1826.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1833.10.13
Died:	1883.07.04 (St. Martin, OH, USA † 83)

Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1833.03.08 – 1850.07.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1850.07.19 – 1883.07.04)

Bishops of Cincinnati (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Baptist Purcell (later Archbishop)
(1833.03.08 – 1850.07.19)

(see above)

Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P.
(1821.06.19 – 1832.09.26)

Born:	1768.08.19 (St. Mary’s County, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1793.02.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1822.01.13
Died:	1832.09.26 (Wooster, OH, USA † 64)

Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1821.06.19 – 1832.09.26)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr (76) (2008.10.17 – 2009.12.21)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Henry Moeller (1903.04.27 – 1904.10.31)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop William Henry Elder (1880.01.30 – 1883.07.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Robert Binzer (69) (2011.04.06 – 2020.05.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carl Kevin Moeddel (1993.06.15 – 2007.06.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop James Henry Garland (93) (1984.06.02 – 1992.10.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk (later Archbishop) (1974.11.12 – 1982.10.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop Nicholas Thomas Elko (1971.08.10 – 1985.04.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Anthony McCarthy (later Archbishop) (1965.04.21 – 1969.08.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Paul Francis Leibold (later Archbishop) (1958.04.10 – 1966.04.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George John Rehring (1937.08.06 – 1950.07.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Henry Albers (1929.12.16 – 1937.08.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (1861.12.23 – 1868.03.03)