1831
Anti-Catholic sentiment prompts Bishop Fenwick to found The Catholic Telegraph.
1821
Pope Pius VII issues Papal bull creating the Diocese of Cincinnati and names Fr. Fenwick as the first bishop.
1820s 1829
Bishop Fenwick establishes the Athenaeum of Ohio, a seminary school. The Sisters of Charity arrive in the diocese.
1879
1832
Bishop Fenwick dies of cholera.
1840s
1837
Bishop Purcell publicly debates Alexander Campbell. This debate marks the first time an American bishop engaged in a debate with a Protestant clergyman.
1845
Ursuline Sisters arrive in Cincinnati from France. Led by Sister Julia Chatfield, OSU, they open Ursuline Academy and lay the groundwork for what is now Chatfield College.
1885
Daniel Rudd, a Black Catholic and former slave, establishes the American Catholic Tribune, a Catholic newspaper for Black Americans.
1880s 1883
With the death of Archbishop Purcell, Bishop Elder is appointed archbishop of Cincinnati.
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14 priests and brothers from the Congregation of the Precious Blood arrived in Cincinnati. Bishop Purcell sends them to Maria Stein. Women religious from the Sisters of the Precious Blood soon follow.
Father John B. Purcell, a teacher, named second bishop of Cincinnati.
1830s
Archdiocesan bank fails. Financial devastation affects archdiocese and laity who deposited life savings into the bank. The seminary closes and does not reopen until 1887. Archbishop Purcell resigns, and Bishop William Elder assumes administrative duties.
1870s
1844
1833
1890
Second Black Catholic Congress is held in Cincinnati July 8 -10.
1890s 1898
The first Knights of Columbus chapters are established in the archdiocese.
1904
Henry Moeller is installed as the fourth archbishop of Cincinnati.
1909
Hamilton Catholic High School becomes the first regional Catholic high school.
1900s 1907
The first Holy Name Rally is held in Mount Adams.
