Archdiocese of Cincinnati Collection
Fonds
Identifier: ACI
Scope and Content
Correspondence consisting chiefly of letters received by Bishops Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P., and John Baptist Purcell, and representing also the first two years of the episcopacy of Archbishop William Henry Elder. Correspondents include Sylvester H. Rosecrans, who served as auxiliary bishop from 1862 to 1868; priests of the diocese; Fathers Stephen T. Badin and Edward Sorin, C.S.C.; and many members of the American hierarchy. Also miscellaneous related material, 1815-1885, including two Papal Bulls by Pius VII and Pius IX; and printed material, "Communications from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati," including the Clergy Bulletin, 1933-1963. Documents dating 1815-1843 have been microfilmed.
Calendared
Calendared
Dates
- 1815-1963 (bulk 1815-1885)
Language of Materials
English.
Background
Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P., served as a missionary in the region before he became the first Bishop of Cincinnati with establishment of the diocese in 1821. John Baptist Purcell became the second Bishop of Cincinnati on 12 May 1833. Cincinnati became a metropolitan see in 1850, and Purcell became archbishop. The diocese grew tremendously during Purcell's episcopacy, but his years as bishop were marred by the failure of "Father Purcell's Bank" in 1873 and the ensuing scandal. William Henry Elder's task, first as co-adjutor and after 1883 as archbishop, began in 1880 with attempts to restore confidence and repair damages in the diocese.
Extent
4.5 linear feet.
- Badin, Stephen T. (Stephen Theodore), 1768-1853
- Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church -- Ohio -- History -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church--Bishops--Correspondence. Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Cincinnati (OH)
- Elder, William Henry, 1819-1904
- Fenwick, Edward D. (Edward Dominic), 1768-1832
- Letters Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1878.
- Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823.
- Purcell, John Baptist, 1800-1883.
- Rosecrans, Sylvester Horton, 1827-1878.
- Sorin, Edward.
- Title
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati Collection
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository