Letter to Pope Pius VII for consecration of Bishop Fenwick, first Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1821 June 19
Item — Box: GUND 14, Folder: 09
Identifier: CACI II-4-d
Scope and Contents
Announces creation of the Diocese of Cincinnati to include the entire state of Ohio. Names Fenwick as Bishop. Gives him the administration of the adjoining provinces of Michigan and the Northwest with the same faculties. :: II-4-d A.D.S. latin 1p. parchment. Added note on back of Consecration ceremony and participants, Jan. 13, 1822 signed by J.B. Purcell.
Dates
- Creation: 1821 June 19
Language of Materials
English.
Existence and Location of Copies
Handwritten copy is available in standard calendared collection folder.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository