Second oldest Catholic parish in Indiana.
April 13, 1845 – December 6, 1924) was a German-born American clergyman of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Fort Wayne from 1900 until his death in 1924.
Date of Birth: 1844 April 17
Place of Birth: Dinklage, Oldenburg in Germany
Father: Schroeder, Henry, Oldenburg, Germany
Mother: von de Hampe, Elizabeth, Oldenburg, Germany
Sixth of seven children - four brothers, two sisters
Baptized: Dinklage, Oldenburg, Germany
Date of Entrance: 1866 January 27 (Saint Walburg, Covington, Kentucky)
Date of Reception: 1866 August 8
Temporary Vows: 1867 August 10
Perpetual Vows and transfer of Stability from Saint Walburg to Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana: 1871 January 21
Silver Jubilee: 1892
Golden Jubilee: 1917 August 11
Diamond Jubilee (60): 1927
Date of Death: 1933 October 6
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section C Row 4 Plot 1
Date of Birth: 1869 July 10
Place of Birth: Fulda, Indiana
Father: Beier, Zyphrin
Mother: Schaeffer, Mary
Sixth of nine children - four brothers four sisters
Sixth of nine children - four brothers four sisters
Baptized: Saint Boniface, Fulda, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Boniface, Fulda, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1882 March 20
Date of Reception: 1883 August 22
Temporary Vows: 1887 July 22
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Date of Death: 1892 September 30
Cause of Death: Consumption
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section A Row 4 Plot 8
Date of Birth: 1856 April 25
Place of Birth: New Albany, Indiana
Father: Neusch, Leopold, Alsace, Europe
Mother: Jochum, Barbara, Alsace, Europe
Baptized: Saint Mary, New Albany, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1880 August 10
Date of Reception: 1881 July 11
Temporary Vows: 1882 July 12
Perpetual Vows: 1886 August 13
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Date of Death: 1902 July 27
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section A Row 1 Plot 8
Date of Birth: 1842 August 15
Place of Birth: Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Germany
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Baptized: Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Germany
Entered from: Europe
Date of Entrance: 1882 February 6
Date of Reception: 1883 January 23
Temporary Vows: 1884 January 23
Perpetual Vows: 1887 August 22
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Date of Death: 1911 April 21
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section B Row 4 Plot 8
Date of Birth: 1856 July 27
Place of Birth: Ferdinand, Indiana
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Baptized: Saint Ferdinand Church, Ferdinand, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1878 October 10
Date of Reception: 1879 January 15
Temporary Vows: 1880 January 15
Perpetual Vows: 1886 August 13
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Date of Death: 1901 January 7
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section A Row 2 Plot 4
Date of Birth: 1854 December 5
Place of Birth: Ferdinand, Indiana
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Baptized: Saint Ferdinand Church, Ferdinand, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1878 March 12
Date of Reception: 1878 October 18
Temporary Vows: 1880 January 15
Perpetual Vows: 1886 August 13
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Date of Death: 1911 December 24
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section B Row 4 Plot 6
Date of Birth: 1851 January 13
Place of Birth: Madison, Indiana
Father: Bedel, Peter, Aschaffenburg, Bavaria (Germany)
Mother: Glauber, Anna Mary, Bliesen (near Trier) Germany
Third of five children - one brother, three sisters
Baptized: Saint Michael, Madison, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Michael, Madison, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1885 April 12
Date of Reception: 1885 August 22
Temporary Vows: 1886 August 22
Perpetual Vows: 1889 August 22
Silver Jubilee: 1914
Date of Death: 1927 December 26
Cause of Death: Arterio Sclerosis
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section B Row 1 Plot 4
Date of Birth: 1861 December 14
Place of Birth: Saint Meinrad, Indiana
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Baptized: Saint Meinrad Church, Saint Meinrad, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Meinrad, Saint Meinrad, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1882 October 24
Date of Reception: 1883 August 22
Temporary Vows: 1884 August 22
Perpetual Vows: 1887 August 22
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Date of Death: 1893 April 22
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section A Row 4 Plot 7
Date of Birth: 1873 December 9
Place of Birth: Mariah Hill, Indiana
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Baptized: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Entered from: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1886 October 2
Date of Reception: 1887 July 22
Temporary Vows: 1889 March 7 (Death bed)
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Date of Death: 1889 March 7
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Buried: Mariah Hill, Indiana
Date of Birth: 1871 August 30
Place of Birth: Celestine, Indiana
Father: Gadlage, Herman, Felgte, Germany
Mother: Kimman, Philomena, Felgte, Germany
Baptized: Saint Celestine Church, Celestine, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Celestine, Celestine, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1887 October 25
Date of Reception: 1888 June 21
Temporary Vows: 1889 June 24
Perpetual Vows: 1897 July 29
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Date of Death: 1940 September 26
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section C Row 2 Plot 5
Date of Birth: 1869 August 14
Place of Birth: Mariah Hill, Indiana
Father: Jochim, Joseph, Hanhofen, Germany
Mother: Koenig, Catherine, Hanhofen, Germany
Baptized: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Entered from: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1886 October 9
Date of Reception: 1887 January 15
Temporary Vows: 1888 January 16
Perpetual Vows: 1896 July 8
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Date of Death: 1946 April 6
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section D Row 4 Plot 8
Date of Birth: 1867 February 28
Place of Birth: Yankeetown (Red Brush), Indiana
Father: Kaiser, Anthony, Baden Baden, Germany
Mother: Fetter, Crescentia, Baden Baden, Germany
Baptized: Saint Rupert, Red Brush, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Rupert, Red Brush, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1887 October 1
Date of Reception: 1888 January 16
Temporary Vows: 1889 January 16
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Date of Death: 1892 February 29
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Buried: Saint Ferdinand Parish Cemetery, Ferdinand, Indiana
Date of Birth: 1859 November 16
Place of Birth: Bubach, Germany
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Baptized: Bubach, Germany
Entered from: Bubach, Germany
Date of Entrance: 1886 January 18
Date of Reception: 1886 July 22
Temporary Vows: 1888 January 16
Perpetual Vows: 1898 July 19
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Date of Death: 1902 may 3
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section A Row 2 Plot 1
Date of Birth: 1853 September 13
Place of Birth: Ferdinand, Indiana
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Baptized: Saint Ferdinand Church, Ferdinand, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1883 January 3
Date of Reception: 1883 August 22
Temporary Vows: 1884 August 22
Perpetual Vows: 1898 July 19
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Date of Death: 1915 November 27
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section B Row 3 Plot 9
Date of Birth: 1865 October 13
Place of Birth: Jasper, Indiana
Father: Ackerman, Simon
Mother: Eicher, Anna
Eighth of ten children - four brothers, five sisters
Baptized: Saint Joseph, Jasper, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Joseph, Jasper, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1889 February 14
Date of Reception: 1889 June 24
Temporary Vows: 1890 June 24
Perpetual Vows: 1898 August 4
Date of Death: 1946 August 24
Cause of Death: Diabetes Mellitus
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section D Row 4 Plot 6
Date of Birth: 1867 April 21
Place of Birth: Saint Henry, Indiana
Father: Barth, Peter, Polent, Prussia
Mother: Egloff, Franciska, Switzerland
Fifth of five children - three brothers one sister
Baptized: 1867 April 26, Saint Henry, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Henry, Saint Henry, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1889 January 15
Date of Reception: 1889 June 24
Temporary Vows: 1890 June 24
Date of Death: 1890 October 5
Cause of Death: Hemorrhage
Buried: Saint Ferdinand Parish Cemetery, Ferdinand, Indiana
Date of Birth: 1870 February 9
Place of Birth: Haubstadt, Indiana
Father: Pohl, Frank, Germany
Mother: Greubel, Cunigunda, Germany
Baptized: Saints Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, Indiana
Entered from: Saints Peter and Paul, Haubstadt, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1888 October 2
Date of Reception: 1889 January 16
Temporary Vows: 1890 January 23
Perpetual Vows: 1898 August 4
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Date of Death: 1928 November 20
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section C Row 4 Plot 9
Date of Birth: 1866 May 10
Place of Birth: Westphalia, Missouri
Father: Castrop, George W, Osnabrück, Germany
Mother: Marony, Elisabeth, Westphalia, Missouri
Baptized: Saint Joseph, Westphalia, Missouri
Entered from: Saint Joseph, Westphalia, Missouri
Date of Entrance: 1890 May 30
Date of Reception: 1890 October 21
Temporary Vows: 1893 August 1
Perpetual Vows: 1900 August 7
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Date of Death: 1960 December 26
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section F Row 1 Plot 3
Date of Birth: 1865 February 1
Place of Birth: Lauf, Baden, Germany
Father: Huber, Sebastian, Seebach, Bavaria, Germany
Mother: ?, Catherine, Ottohoefen, Germany
Baptized: Lauf, Switzerland
Entered from: Lauf, Switzerland
Date of Entrance: 1890 March 20
Date of Reception: 1890 June 24
Temporary Vows: 1892 August 2
Perpetual Vows: 1900 August 7
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Date of Death: 1944 November 3
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section C Row 1 Plot 1
Date of Birth: 1869 September 1
Place of Birth: Bradford, Indiana
Father: Ems, Frederic, Prussia, Germany
Mother: Siers, Angela, Bavaria, Germany
Baptized: Saint Michael, Bradford, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Michael, Bradford, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1890 January 8
Date of Reception: 1890 June 24
Temporary Vows: 1892 August 2
Perpetual Vows: 1900 August 7
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Date of Death: 1954 April 16
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section D Row 1 Plot 5
Date of Birth: 1859 March 17
Place of Birth: Jasper, Indiana
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Baptized: Saint Joseph, Jasper, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Joseph, Jasper, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1889 May 10
Date of Reception: 1890 January 23
Temporary Vows: 1892 August 2
Perpetual Vows: 1900 August 7
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Date of Death: 1901 May 26
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section A Row 2 Plot 3
Date of Birth: 1880 June 12
Place of Birth: Mariah Hill, Indiana
Father: Bettag, Anthony, Duddenhofen, Germany
Mother: Reinacker, Mary, Ferdinand, Indiana
Seventh of nine childred: four brothers, four sisters
Baptized: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Entered from: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1894 August 30
Date of Reception: 1896 August 10
Temporary Vows: 1898 August 4
Perpetual Vows: 1905 August 3
Silver Jubilee: 1923 July 26
Golden Jubilee: 1948 July 26
Diamond Jubilee: 1958 June 29
Date of Death: 1965 December 12
Cause of Death: Peritinitis
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section E Row 2 Plot 4
Date of Birth: 1873 July 30
Place of Birth: Cannelton, Indiana
Father: Gerber, Frank, Prussia, Russia (1880 Census)
Mother: Kripps, Elizabeth, Bavaria (1880 Census)
Baptized: Saint Michael, Cannelton, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Michael, Cannelton, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1893 July 3
Date of Reception: 1893 November 13
Temporary Vows: 1896 May 7 (Death bed)
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Date of Death: 1896 May 7
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section A Row 4 Plot 1
Date of Birth: 1876 December 6
Place of Birth: Saint Meinrad, Indiana
Father: Ringeman, Edward, Munster, Westphalia, Germany
Mother: Westerhaus, Elisabeth, Neukirchen, Germany
Baptized: Saint Meinrad Church, Saint Meinrad, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Meinrad, Saint Meinrad, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1891 January 8
Date of Reception: 1892 May 5
Temporary Vows: 1896 August 10
Perpetual Vows: 1901 August 24
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Date of Death: 1945 July 19
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section D Row 4 Plot 9
Date of Birth: 1879 November 30
Place of Birth: Mariah Hill, Indiana
Father: Lueke, John, Saint Louis, Missouri
Mother: König, Clara, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Baptized: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Entered from: Mary Help of Christians, Mariah Hill, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1892 November 17
Date of Reception: 1893 August 1
Temporary Vows: 1897 July 29
Perpetual Vows: 1903 July 30
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Date of Death: 1956 February 2
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section E Row 1 Plot 10
Date of Birth: 1874 September 22
Place of Birth: Celestine, Indiana
Father: Schepers, Bernard, Hanover, Germany
Mother: Schroeder, Agnes, Paris, Kentucky
Baptized: Saint Celestine Church, Celestine, Indiana
Entered from: Saint Celestine, Celestine, Indiana
Date of Entrance: 1890 July 17
Date of Reception: 1890 October 21
Temporary Vows: 1893 August 1
Perpetual Vows: 1900 August 7
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Date of Death: 1970 October 21
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Buried: Monastery Cemetery, Section E Row 3 Plot 3