Joseph Gregory Dwenger

Joseph Gregory Dwenger CPPS ( born April 7, 1837 in Saint John's in Minster, Ohio; † January 22, 1893 ) was Roman Catholic bishop of Fort Wayne.

Life

Joseph Gregory Dwenger was brought up after the early death of his parents by missionaries of the Precious Blood and joined their religious community. On September 4, 1859 he donated the Archbishop of Cincinnati, John Baptist Purcell, the sacrament of Holy Orders.

Pope Pius IX. appointed him on 15 February 1872 Bishop of Fort Wayne. He received his episcopal consecration of Archbishop John Baptist Purcell on April 14 of the same year; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Covington, Augustus Maria Toebbe, and the Bishop of Detroit, Caspar Henry Borgess.

Minster (Ohio) Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington Augustus Toebbe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Catholic Encyclopedia John Henry Luers Joseph Rademacher (bishop)
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