Joseph Gregory Dwenger
Joseph Gregory Dwenger CPpS (born April 7, 1837 in Saint John's near Minster , Ohio , † January 22, 1893 ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Fort Wayne .
Life
Joseph Gregory Dwenger was raised by missionaries of the Precious Blood after the untimely death of his parents and joined their religious community . On September 4, 1859, the Archbishop of Cincinnati , John Baptist Purcell , bestowed the sacrament of ordination on him .
Pope Pius IX appointed him bishop of Fort Wayne on February 15, 1872 . The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop John Baptist Purcell on April 14 of that year; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Covington , Augustus Maria Toebbe , and the Bishop of Detroit , Caspar Henry Borgess .
Web links
- Entry on Joseph Gregory Dwenger on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved January 17, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fort Wayne . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913. (accessed January 17, 2014)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Henry Luers |
Bishop of Fort Wayne 1872–1893 |
Joseph Rademacher |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dwenger, Joseph Gregory |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Fort Wayne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint John's near Minster , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1893 |