Henry K. Moeller | |
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| Archbishop of Cincinnati | |
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| Archdiocese | Cincinnati |
| Installed | February 15, 1905 |
| Term ended | January 5, 1925 |
| Predecessor | William Henry Elder |
| Successor | John T. McNicholas |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Columbus (1900-1903) Titular Archbishop of Areopolis (1903-1904) Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati (1903-1904) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 10, 1876 by Giulio Lenti |
| Consecration | August 25, 1900 by William Henry Elder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1849-12-11)December 11, 1849 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | January 5, 1925(1925-01-05) (aged 75) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Buried | St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Education | St. Xavier College Pontifical North American College Urban College of Propaganda |
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Henry K. Moeller (December 11, 1849 – January 5, 1925) was anAmerican Catholicprelate who served asBishop of Columbus (1900–1903) andArchbishop of Cincinnati (1904–1925).
Henry Moeller was born on December 11, 1849, inCincinnati,Ohio, to Bernard and Teresa (née Witte) Moeller, who were immigrants fromWestphalia.[1] He was the oldest of sevenchildren; one of his sisters became anun, and two brothers also becamepriests.[2] His father worked as acabinet maker and carpenter before becoming abricklayer and buildingcontractor.[3] Henry Moeller wasbaptized by FatherJohn Henry Luers the day after his birth, and received his early education at theparochial school of St. Joseph Parish in theWest End of Cincinnati.[3]
In 1863, Moeller enteredSt. Xavier College in Cincinnati, graduating with highest honors in 1869.[1] He was then sent by ArchbishopJohn Purcell to studyphilosophy andtheology at thePontifical North American College in Rome.[2] In his competitive examinations, he won three first prizes in theology.[3] Moeller was ordained asubdeacon on November 2, 1875, and adeacon on the following November 10.[4]
On June 10, 1876, Moeller was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati byArchbishop Giulio Lenti at theBasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.[4] That same year he received hisDoctor of Divinity degree from theUrban College of Propaganda in Rome.[1] Following his return to Ohio, Moeller was appointedpastor of St. Patrick Parish inBellefontaine in September 1876.[3] He then served as aprofessor atMount St. Mary's Seminary of the West inNorwood, Ohio, from 1877 to 1879.[2]
In November 1879, Moeller was granted a leave of absence from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to assist BishopSilas Chatard of theDiocese of Vincennes in Indiana.[3] He served as secretary to Bishop Chatard until 1880, when he was recalled to Cincinnati by ArchbishopWilliam Elder to serve as his own secretary.[2] Moeller served aschancellor of the archdiocese from 1886 to 1900.[1]
On April 6, 1900, Moeller was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Columbus byPope Leo XIII.[4] He received hisepiscopalconsecration on August 25, 1900, from Archbishop Elder, with BishopsHenry Richter andThomas Byrne serving asco-consecrators, atSt. Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati.[4] He was installed at St. Joseph Cathedral inColumbus on August 27.[4]
During his brief tenure in Columbus, Moeller reduced the debt the diocese incurred from building the cathedral, established parish boundaries forFranklin County, and created three new parishes and four missions.[2] In 1902, he presided over the fifth diocesan synod, which set regulations for the needs of the clergy and people of the diocese.[2]
Moeller was namedcoadjutor archbishop byPope Pius X of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati andTitular Archbishop ofAreopolis on April 27, 1903.[4] As coadjutor, he assumed the administrative duties of the archdiocese.[3] Upon the death of Archbishop Elder, Moeller succeeded him to become the fourth archbishop of Cincinnati on October 31, 1904.[4] He was formally installed as archbishop and received thepallium on February 15, 1905.[5] In 1921, Moeller condemned several forms of dancing (including theShimmy andCamel Walk) as well as bare female shoulders at social functions.[6]
Henry Moeller died in Cincinnati on January 5, 1925, at age 75. He is buried in the mausoleum at St. Joseph Cemetery in Price Hill.[2] ArchbishopMoeller High School, aparochial school nearCincinnati, Ohio, was named for him.
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