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HENRIOT, Rev. Stephen, was stationed at the Cathedral, Cleveland, from March to May, 1854; came from and returned to the diocese of New Orleans. No other record of him.
HENRY, Rev. Francis J., was born near Dreenan, county Derry, Ireland, April 14, 1848 : made part of his ecclesiastical studies in Ire- land, St. Vincent's, Westmoreland county, Pa., and finished them in St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland. May 7, 1871, he was ordained at Toledo for the diocese of Cleveland by Bishop Luers, of Ft. Wayne. Had temporary charge of St. Patrick's, Toledo, till May 1, 1872, when he was appointed pastor of Briar Hill, with charge of Mineral Ridge, Girard and Canfield as missions. June, 1876, he was sent to St. Rose's, Lima, whose successful pastor he was till his death, February 22, 1886. Father Henry was an earnest, hardworking priest.
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HENSELER, Rev. Augustine ( Franciscan), a Westphalian, was born at Gütersloh, August 8, 1836; ordained June 14, 1862; in the United States since October, 1876; member of the Franciscan Monastery and assistant at St. Joseph, Cleveland, from 1876 to 1879; then pastor of St. Peter's, Chicago, till 1884. He returned to Europe, and died at Düsseldorf, Germany, October 9, 1896.
HENZLER, Rev. Eusebius, was born at Mühlheim, Würtemberg, August 14, 1823 ; ordained September, 1853; received into the diocese of Cleveland, June, 1859, when he was sent to French Creek, meanwhile attending Avon till June, 1861. He then left the diocese and went to Wisconsin, where he died about 1870, as pastor of French Creek, Kossuth county.
HERBERTH, Rev. Louis, was in temporary charge of St. Michael's church, Cleveland, from July to November, 1895, during the absence in Europe of the pastor, the Rev. J. M. Koudelka. Belongs to the diocese of Louisville. No other record of him.
HERBSTRITT, Rev. Andrew (Sanguinist) was born at Führenthal, Baden, September 15, 1823 ; came to the United States July, 1844 ; was ordained February 23, 1848, for the Sanguinist Society ; did pastoral work at Avon, New Riegel and Glandorf in the diocese of Cleveland, and at Wapakoneta, Auglaize county, Ohio, whilst a Sanguinist. He left the Sanguinists in 1865 and became a secular priest. Then, for nearly three years, he was pastor of St. Mary's, Sandusky. July, 1868, he was transferred to Randolph, remaining till February, 1869, when he left the diocese and was received by the Bishop of Detroit. He died at Wyandotte, Mich., September 3, 1880.
HERZOG, Rev. Henry, was pastor of Ft. Jennings, between 1840 and 18.11. Died at Minster, Auglaize county, Ohio, in 1851. No other record of him.
HETET, Rev. Joseph M., was born at Auray, France, January 24, 1838 ; ordained at Laval, France, March 8, 1873. After filling various positions in his native country he came to the United States in 1886, and to the diocese of Cleveland in December, 1888, when he was given the pastorate of Harrisburg, with the mission of Strasburg. He left the diocese in January, 1890.
HEUCHJEMER, Rev. August, a native of Maroth, Nassau, was born October 4, 1851; was educated for the ministry, in Europe, Quincy, Ill., and St. Meinrad's, Ind. Was ordained for the diocese of Galves- ton, July 25, 1885. Was stationed at Delphos as temporary curate from September, 1891, to August, 1892, when he returned to his diocese.
HIEBER, Rev. John George (Jesuit), was born at Kleinkuchen, Würtemberg, July 22, 1837; educated for the ministry at Augsburg and Munich; ordained by Mgr. von Dinkel, Bishop of Augsburg, August 9, 1863 ; held various positions in Europe and United States, first as a secular priest, then as a member of the Society of Jesus. Was in the diocese of Cleveland as assistant at St. Mary's, Toledo, from 1869 to July, 1870; again from 1877 to 1883; then assistant at St. Mary's,
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Cleveland, from 1883 to July, 1886; a third time at St. Mary's, Toledo, May, 1891, to August, 1893. Died at St. Ann's, Buffalo, April 14, 1895.
HILL, Very Rev. John Austin (Dominican). See biographical sketch, pages 194-197.)
HILLS, Rev. E. M. W., a convert from Anglicanisin, studied for the priesthood for some time at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Cincinnati ; was ordained for the diocese of Covington, in 1871, and stationed at Newport, Ky., till 1873, when he was received by Bishop Gilmour and sent to South Thompson, where he remained till 1875. His next appointment, after a few months' illness, was Kelley's Island, Novem- ber, 1876, which charge he held till October, 1878, when he left the diocese and the ministry, and again joined the Anglican sect.
. HIPELIUS, Rev. Edward, D.D., was born at Stadtlauringen, Bavaria, February 7, 1836; studied at the Royal College of Münner- stadt, Bavaria, St. Vincent's College, Westmoreland county, Pa., and finally at Rome, where he received the doctorate in canon law. He was ordained for the Benedictines by Bishop Young, of Erie, August 8, 1858. Became a secular priest in 1878 ; was in the diocese of Cleveland as pastor of New Cleveland, from May, 1878, to June 20, 1880, when he left. He was received into the diocese of Albany. Died September 8, 1900.
HOFFER, Rev. Louis. (See biographical sketch, pages 199-201.)
HOFFMANN, Rev. F. S., a native of Strassburg, France, was pastor of St. John's, Canton, from 1836 to 1837; also attended Louisville and Doylestown, from Canton. Returned to Europe in 1838, where he died.
HOFSTETTER, Rev. Nicholas, a native of Switzerland, was born June 5, 1835 ; was ordained in Switzerland June 25, 1864; was in this diocese as pastor of Independence from June, 1888, to August, 1890. He then returned to his native country where he did pastoral work until his death, November 10, 1896.
HOGENFORST, Rev. Otto (Jesuit), a native of the city of Cologne, Germany, was born April 20, 1838; ordained on August 24, 1869; was stationed in the diocese of Cleveland, at St. Stanislas' Novitiate, Parma, from August, 1899, to August, 1900 ; had pastoral charge also of Inde- pendence from April to August, 1900.
HOMBURGER, Rev. Maximilian (Sanguinist), was born at Gruen- kraut, Würtemberg, Germany, in 1817. Came to the United States in 1844, and, after completing his studies under direction of Very Rev. Father Brunner, was ordained for the Sanguinists by Bishop Rappe, February 28, 18448. He was stationed at Thompson and Glandorf. June, 1854, he returned to Europe, where he did pastoral duty in various dioceses till his death, at Wolpertswende, Würtemberg, May 28, 1875. He was a model religious and a zealous priest.
HORSTMANN, Rev. William John, was born, 1778, in Germany : ordained at Osnabrück, May 31, 1806 ; was professor for many years in
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Westphalia. He came to the United States in 1833, with a band of emigrants, and with them settled in Putnam county, Ohio, founding the village and congregation of Glandorf, where, in the midst of hardships and privations, he labored among his flock till his death, February 21, 1843. He attended Fort Jennings from Glandorf. His remains are buried at Glandorf, where the congregation, in grateful recognition of his labors among them, erected a beautiful and costly monument to his memory, in 1883.
HOURS, Rev. Francis ( Basilian), born 1834, at Ardeche, France; was educated at Annonay ; ordained at Viviers, France, in 1856. Was in the diocese of Cleveland as superior of Louisville College, from 1867 to 1893. Died at Detroit, Mich., April 23, 1897.
HOWARD, Rev. Maurice, was born in the parish of Effin, county Limerick, Ireland, January 4, 1813. He began his ecclesiastical studies in Ireland and finished them in this country. He was ordained in the old cathedral at Cincinnati, by Bishop Purcell, October 23, 1842. His first charge, from December, 1842, to February, 1846, was Doylestown, whence he also attended Akron, Canal Fulton, Mansfield, Wooster and Cuyahoga Falls, and many other missions and stations. He was then appointed pastor of St. Mary's, on the "Flats," Cleveland. From Cleveland he also attended missions in Geauga and Lake counties. In January, 1848, he received the pastorate of St. Mary's, Tiffin, where he remained till he left the diocese, May 1, 1850. After serving various dioceses he finally affiliated with that of Dubuque, in 1878, and was appointed pastor of St. Francis de Sales' church, Keokuk, Iowa. This charge he held till his death, February 25, 1887.
HUMMER, Rev. J. C. (Sanguinist), a native of Minnesota, was born March 9, 1866; educated by the Sanguinists, at Carthagena, Ohio, and ordained for them, June 21, 1893 ; attended Kalida from Glandorf, as a mission, from June, 1894, to August, 1896. Was then transferred to Collegeville, Ind., where he has been since.
HUNT, Rev. James, was born at Gurteen, county Sligo, Ireland, in 1849 ; completed his studies for the ministry in St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland; was ordained at Notre Dame, Ind., by Bishop Gilmour, August S, 1874. Some years previous to his ordination he failed in health and never recovered. He was sent as curate to St. Columba's, Youngstown, but was soon obliged to give up work owing to sickness. He was taken to Charity Hospital, Cleveland, where he died October 31, 1875. He was a talented young priest and a thorough ecclesiastic.
IMHASSLY, Rev. Joseph (Jesuit), a Swiss, was born October 6, 1844; was ordained for the Jesuits, September 5, 1880: stationed at St. Ignatius' College and St. Mary's church, Cleveland, between 1894 and 1896. Died at Cleveland, April 26, 1896.
IVERS, Rev. Michael, was born, educated and ordained in Ireland ; was in the diocese of Cleveland from 1869 till 1873, first at St. Francis', Toledo, for several months. then as assistant at the Cathedral, whence he also attended Niles, during 1871. He left the diocese in 1873. . No record of him till his death at sea. October 14. 1881.
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JACOMET, Rev. John B. (Sanguinist), was born in Switzerland, June 17, 1811 ; ordained for the Sanguinists at Feldkirch, Austria, May 11, 1843. He remained with the Sanguinists till 1845, when he was appointed curate at St. Peter's, Canton, where he resided till 1851. During this time he also attended St. Mary's, Massillon, Navarre, and occasionally St. John's, Canton. He also attended Tiffin about 1845. In 1852 he left the diocese and ministry. In March, 1886, he returned to the Sanguinists, and remained with them till his death, September 3, 1895.
JAKOB, Rev. Edward (Sanguinist), a native of Ohio, was born at Minster, Auglaize county; was trained at the Sanguinist Seminary, Carthagena, Ohio, for the sacred ministry, and there ordained, July 29, 1883 ; was in the diocese of Cleveland, as pastor of New Riegel, from April, 1891, to March, 1895. Left the Sanguinists in June, 1899, and is now stationed in the diocese of Peoria.
JANIETZ, Rev. Wolfgang (Franciscan), was born at Belmsdorf, Silesia, November 27, 1832; ordained for the Franciscans April 15, 1860; was engaged on the mission in Europe till July, 1875, when his superior sent him to the Franciscan Monastery at Cleveland. His first appointment was the pastorate of the Catholic Poles of Cleveland, whom he organized as a congregation, now known as St. Stanislas'. He had charge of their first church as a mission until August, 1883, when he was transferred to St. Louis, Mo. In July, 1886, he again returned to the Cleveland Monastery, where he did chaplain's duty till he returned to Europe in July, 1889.
JECKER, Rev. Modestus, was born, educated and ordained in France; was received into the diocese of Cleveland in July, 1868, and appointed pastor of St. Joseph's, Toledo, where he remained till Janu- ary, 1878. Whilst at St. Joseph's, he also established and, for six months in 1871, had charge of St. Louis' congregation, East Toledo, and again for a few months in 1872. He left the diocese in 1878 and returned to France, where he died in December, 1885.
· JIRANEK, Rev. Francis, a Bohemian, was born January 3, 1863; ordained May 15, 1882 ; had temporary charge of St. Ladislas' church, Cleveland, from February to August, 1894, when he left the diocese.
JUNCKER, Rt. Rev. Henry Damian, was born August 22, 1809, at Fenetrange, Lorraine, France; came to America in 1831, and was ordained by Bishop Purcell, March 16, 1834. He was the first priest ordained by that prelate. Did pastoral duty at Holy Trinity church, Cincinnati, till April, 1840, when he was sent to St. John's, Canton, whence he attended Louisville, Peru and Thompson. In August of the same year he was appointed pastor of Chillicothe, remaining till 1844, when he was sent to Emmanuel church, Dayton. This charge he retained till his elevation to the episcopate, as first Bishop of Alton, April 26, 1857. While stationed at Dayton he did missionary work among the Catholic Germans of Cleveland in April and May, 1817. He was a saintly priest and bishop. Died October 2, 1868.
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JUNG, Rev. August, an Alsatian, was born in 1842; ordained by Bishop Rappe, December 21, 1867 ; had charge of Randolph from July, 1868, till February, 1869, when he left the diocese of Cleveland and went to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he was appointed pastor of St. Mary's church. No other record of him.
JUNG, Rev. John B., was born in Zukenried, Switzerland, Novem- ber 16, 1844 ; made his ecclesiastical studies in Europe ; was ordained at Feldkirch, Austria, for the diocese of Cleveland, April 19, 1870; was resident pastor of the following places in this diocese: Millersville, from August, 1820, to March, 1871; Findlay, to October, 1878, during part of which time he also attended Fostoria as a mission; St. John's, Defiance, from October, 1878, to October, 1891, when he was obliged to resign because of protracted illness. He went to Europe, hoping he might regain health, but died in his native country, December 31, 1891. He was noted as an earnest promoter of church music. He was presi- dent of the Cecilian Society for a number of years, and was a truly good priest.
KAERCHER, Rev. Fidelis (Franciscan), was born at Ersingen, Baden, October 21, 1847; came to the United States in 1852; ordained November 1, 1873 ; was in Franciscan Monastery, Cleveland, from 1875. to 1881; had pastoral charge of Parma from July, 1879, to January, 1881; and of Independence from February, 1879, to September, 1880. During this time he was also a professor at St. Joseph's College, Cleve- land. He is now stationed at Quincy, 111.
KAISER, Rev. Celestin (Franciscan), a Westphalian, was born July 2, 1871, ordained July 2, 1898 ; was in the Franciscan Monastery, Cleve- land, as chaplain, from September, 1899, to September, 1900.
KAMP, Rev. Hermann J. (Jesuit), was born at Cologne, Germany, January 27, 1836; was ordained in his native city September 3, 1860; came to the United States in September, 1869 ; was twice in this diocese, viz., from September to August, 1874, at St. Mary's, Toledo, as a mem- ber of the Jesuit missionary band, and again at the same church, as curate, from November, 1890, until his death. September 15, 1893.
KANZLEITER, Rev. John B. (Jesuit), was born February 28, 1828, at Bierlingen, Würtemberg; ordained January 6, 1860; came to the United States, September, 1869; was stationed at St. Mary's, Toledo, as assistant, October, 1869-70, and then as pastor, to March, 1872. He then left the diocese of Cleveland and Jesuits in 1872 and became a secular priest. He was in the diocese of Chicago for a number of years. Went to Europe in 1888 for medical treatment, and died there, March . 29, 1889. He was an eloquent preacher and a facile writer, contribu- ting largely to many of the Catholic German papers.
KAUER, Rev. Benno, a native of Prussia, was born August 29, 1866 ; ordained June 24, 1896, for the diocese of Fargo, N. D .; was in the diocese of Cleveland as chaplain of the Notre Dame Academy, Woodland Hills, from March to November, 1898, when he returned to his own diocese.
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KEARNEY, Rev. James F., was born in Frederick county, Md., in 1820; educated for the ministry at Cincinnati ; was ordained by Bishop Purcell, December 28, 1844, and sent to Steubenville as assistant to the Rev. James Conlan. In 1845 and 1846 he attended East Liverpool and Wellsville from Steubenville, where he was pastor at the time. Later he exercised the ministry at Springfield and Hamilton, and for many years at Urbana, Ohio, where he died January 10, 1878.
KEELAN, Rev. Thomas J., was in this diocese as temporary pastor of Salineville, from September to November, 1895. No other record of him.
KELLEY, Rev. Bernard B., was born at Cavan, Ireland, October 28, 1845; was educated at Fordham, St. Xavier's College, New York, and St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland ; ordained by Bishop Rappe, January 20, 1868. He had the following charges in this diocese: Cleveland, St. Patrick's, as assistant ; Niles ; Cleveland, St. Bridget's; Summitville ; Warren ; Toledo, St. Patrick's, as assistant ; St. Mary's Corners. After February, 1881, he had no pastoral charge in the diocese. Died at Mobile, Ala., December 14, 1890.
KENDELER, Rev. ----- , was in the diocese of Cleveland with the Sanguinists at Glandorf for a few months during 1856, as assistant. No other record of him.
- KENK, Rev. Matthias (Sanguinist), was born near Freiburg, Baden, January 16, 1846. Came to America in November, 1863, and joined the Sanguinists in the following year; was ordained for them November 21, 1868; was in this diocese as pastor of Big Spring from November, 1885, to April, 1892, and of Reed until March, 1895, when he was transferred by his superior to another diocese. He died at St. Alexis' Hospital, Chicago ( where he had been chaplain), March 20, 1900.
KENNEDY, Rev. Edward ( Basilian), was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1846 : educated at St. Michael's College, Toronto : ordained at Lon- don, Ont., by Bishop Walsh, May 1, 1872. Was at Louisville, Stark county, as one of the professors of St. Louis' College, September, 1872, to June, 1873, and then returned to Canada. Died at Toronto, June 23, 1876.
KENNEDY, Rev. Michael, a native of Ireland, was ordained by Bishop Rappe, July, 1852. His first appointment, till December, 1852. was as assistant to Rev. James Monahan, at Dungannon, whence he also attended Summitville. He was pastor of St. John's, Canton, from December, 1853, till August, 1854. He was sent to Cleveland, in November, following, to take temporary charge of St. Patrick's during the absence of Very Rev. James Conlan, till September, 1855. During part of this time he also attended St. Patrick's, Rockport, and St. Mary's, Berea. Left the diocese of Cleveland, October. 1855, and was received into that of Cincinnati. His last charge there was as pastor at Chillicothe. He died at St. John's Hospital, Cincinnati, January 13, 1864.
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KENNY, Rev. John C., was born in county Meath, Ireland, February 6, 1846 ; made his ecclesiastical studies at Allegany, N. Y .; was ordained for the diocese of Rochester, June 20, 1822. March, 1888, he came to the diocese of Cleveland and was appointed curate of Sts. Peter and Paul's church, Sandusky. October, 1889, he was sent to Vermilion, where he remained till the following December, when he was dismissed from the diocese.
KERCKHOFF, Rev. Hermann (Jesuit), a native of Hanover, was born June 26, 1836; ordained at Osnabrück for the Jesuits, July 16, 1861; came to the United States and was assigned various positions by his superiors. August, 1886, he was sent to Cleveland as one of the professors at St. Ignatius' College. Left Cleveland, September, 1887. Died at St. Canisius College, Buffalo, N. Y., January 29, 1892.
KESSEL, Rev. John B. (Jesuit), was born at Crefeld, Germany, October 12, 1860; joined the Jesuits, and was ordained for them at Ditton Hall, England, August 30, 1891; was stationed at the Jesuit Novitiate, Parma, from April, 1898, to March, 1899, when he was transferred to Buffalo, N. Y.
KIKUEM, Rev. Henry, was born at Recklinghausen, Westphalia, May 22, 1835. After completing his ecclesiastical studies at Münster he was ordained in that city, June 22, 1859. For a number of years he filled a professor's chair in his native country. From 1870 to 1879 he was director of the Notre Dame Sisters at Coesfeld, Germany. In June of the latter year he came to Cleveland and held the same position in regard to the Notre Dame community, until October, 1890, when he was recalled by his bishop, and appointed pastor of Ascheberg, West- phalia. He remained there until his death, April 8, 1889. Whilst in Cleveland he was also quasi-assistant at St. Peter's church from November, 1879, to March, 1884, and again from August to December, 1888. He endeared himself to the people of St. Peter's parish. Father Kikuem was a scholarly man and an eloquent preacher.
KLEEKAM, Rev. Sebastian (Franciscan), was born in Germany, April 25, 1844; ordained August 12, 1869; at Franciscan Monastery, Cleveland, from 1869 to 1871, meanwhile (1870) attending Indepen- dence and Parma. Died at Sherman, Missouri, September 13, 1825.
KNAPPMEYER, Rev. Henry (Jesuit), a native of Munster, West- phalia, was born June 9, 1835. He entered the Society of Jesus at Münster in April, 1857; was ordained at Maria Laach, diocese of Treves, August 24, 1869. He came to this country one month after his ordination ; filled various positions in the Prairie-du-Chien and Buffalo Jesuit Colleges until November, 1888, when he was appointed rector of St. Ignatius' College, Cleveland. He held this position until August, 1893, when he was sent to St. Mary's, Toledo. He remained there, ill for many months, until his death January 4, 1897. He was a learned man and respected by all who knew him.
KOCKEROES, Rev. William (Jesuit). was born at Würm, near Cologne, August 3, 1824: entered the Society of Jesus, in October,
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1855; was ordained at Maria-Laach, Germany, September 14, 1868; came to this country in 1869, and was engaged in giving missions in the diocese of Buffalo and elsewhere. In February, 1875, he was sent to Toledo as pastor of St. Mary's church. This charge he held till June, 1886. His next appointments were Prairie-du-Chien, Wis., where he remained nearly three years, and St. Ann's, Buffalo, where he took seriously ill. Feeling that his end was rapidly approaching, he asked to be taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, Toledo, there to prepare for death, which, five weeks later, December 11, 1889, ended his sufferings. His obsequies took place at St. Mary's church, Toledo, where for over eleven years he had done faithful pastoral work.
KOEHN, Rev. John, was born in Germany, September 10, 1831, and ordained by Bishop Rappe, June 24, 1866; had charge of Port Clinton, Kelley's Island, Randolph, and St. Mary's, Massillon. His health failed at Massillon, as he was unequal to the labor of attending so large a congregation as St. Mary's, hence he resigned in March, 1879, and went to Charity Hospital, Cleveland. After a few weeks he rallied sufficiently to resume pastoral work. Bishop Gilmour then appointed him pastor of Bismarck, but in October of same year he was again obliged to resign because of his shattered health. After a lingering illness and much suffering he died at Bismarck, January 24, 1880. Father Koehn was a hard-working, self-sacrificing priest.
KOENEN, Rev. N., was curate at St. John's, Defiance, for some months, between 1856 and 1857. He also attended Providence during this time. Left the diocese of Cleveland in 1857. No other record of him.
KOERLING, Rev. Ignatius (Jesuit), a native of Westphalia, was born February 11, 1838. He was educated in Europe, by and for the Jesuits, and for them ordained at Maria Laach, September 13, 1868. Two years later he came to the United States. Was stationed in the diocese of.Cleveland five times, viz. : At St. Mary's, Toledo, as assist- ant, from 1871 to 1881; 1886-87; 1890-92; at St. Mary's, Cleveland, as assistant, from 1881-83; 1887-88. Died at St. Mary's, Toledo, January 12, 1892.
KOERNER, Rev. Wenceslas, was born in Bohemia, August 31, 1859; ordained in Chicago, February 16, 1863; was in this diocese as tem- porary pastor of St. Procop's church, Cleveland, from August, 1893, to May, 1896.
KOHLER, Rev. Peter, a Swiss, studied for a time with the San- guinists at Thompson, and was there ordained deacon by Bishop Pur- cell, in 1844. Shortly after this he returned to Switzerland, but came back within a year. Nearly eleven years after his ordination as deacon, Bishop Rappe received him, and ordained him priest, December 31, 1854. He was sent to Shelby Settlement as assistant; was next sta- tioned at Navarre, from which place he attended Canal Fulton and Doylestown. In the summer of 1855 he left the diocese of Cleveland. No other record of him.
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KOLAR, Rev. Aloysius, a Moravian, was born May 21, 1866; ordained at Prague, Bohemia, July 19, 1891. Came to this country and to the diocese of Cleveland in June, 1896, and was appointed temporary pastor of St. Martin's church. He held that position until June, 1899, when he was transferred to Youngstown, where he organized a Slovak congregation under the patronage of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. He left Youngstown and the diocese in December, 1900.
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