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He was a learned man, and of priestly bearing. By his refined manners and gentle ways he made friends of all who had dealings with him. In June, 1900, his remains were taken from the vault beneath the sanctuary in St. Mary's church, in which they had rested for 40 years, and were interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Norwalk. They were found in a perfect state of preservation.
· PORT, Rev. Martin (Jesuit), a Bavarian, was born June 8, 1832 ; ordained at Munich, September 10, 1855 ; came to this country in 1816; was stationed at St. Ignatius' College, Cleveland, as "Missionary-at- large" from July, 1893, to August, 1895. Was a second time in the diocese from September, 1898, to September, 1899, as assistant at St. Mary's, Toledo.
PRAESSAR, Rev. Hugo (Jesuit), a native of Germany, was born January 11, 1838 ; ordained August 27, 1863 ; in this country since Sep- tember, 1868 ; was assistant at St. Mary's, Toledo, from 1871 to 1813. He left the Jesuits and became a secular priest.
PRENDERGAST, Rev. Michael, was born, educated and ordained in Ireland. He was received into the diocese of Cleveland in 1855, and stationed at the Cathedral for a few months. His next appointment, from 1856 to 1858, was Summitville, with East Liverpool, Alliance, Leetonia, Niles, Youngstown and Warren as missions. He then left the diocese and resided with the Sanguinists at Wapakoneta, O., from which place he attended Lima for nearly six months, in 1861. In October, 1861, he affiliated with the diocese of St. Paul, Minn., where he was pastor at Winona. He died about 1862.
PRIMEAU, Rev. John B., a French Canadian, was born April 29, 1836; ordained at Montreal, October 21, 1860 ; was engaged as pastor and professor in the diocese of Montreal, from 1860 till 1869, when he went to the diocese of Springfield, Mass. He remained there till July, 1882, when Bishop Gilmour received him and gave him temporary charge of Archbold and missions. In November. 1883, he left the dio- cese and went to France. In September, 1884, he petitioned Bishop Gilmour to again give him pastoral work. The Bishop yielded to his pleading and sent him to St. Louis' church. East Toledo. In December, 1888. Father Primeau was removed from this charge and dismissed from the diocese, but he refused to leave. As a result his disobedience gave rise to a law suit and grave scandal. the particulars of which the reader will find in the first volume of this work, pages 157-161. Father Primeau left the diocese in October, 1892. Died at Montserrat. West India, June 3, 1899.
PROST, Very Rev. Joseph (Redemptorist), was born in Austria. in January, 1804 : ordained July 16, 1832 ; came to the United States in 1834 ; attended Peru. Huron county, between 1835 and 1839; was Pro- vincial of the Redemptorists in the United States between 1810 and 1843 ; returned to Europe ; died at Tuchheim, Austria, March 19, 1885.
PUETZ, Rev. John Martin, was born in the town of Gillenbeuren. Rhenish Prussia. September 11, 1836. Ten years later he came to this
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country with his parents, who settled in Lorain county, O. After com- pleting the prescribed course of studies at St. Mary's Seminary, Cleve- land, he was ordained by Bishop Rappe, June 28, 1863. He held the following pastoral charges: Providence and Napoleon, from July, 1863, to October, 1864; Monroeville, to May, 1865; Tiffin, St. Joseph's, till his death, January 21, 1897. The present church at Monroeville, and the school and rectory at St. Joseph's, Tiffin, were built under his direction. In the Synod of January, 1889, he was made an irremov- able rector, a distinction he well merited. Father Pütz had been ill for some years prior to his death. Hoping to find relief, if not a cure, he went to Los Angeles, Cal., a noted health resort, where, however, he received the final call a few days after his arrival. He was a zealous and earnest priest, always devoted to the work and people committed to his pastoral charge.
PUGH, Rev. William, a native of Ireland, was stationed at St. Columba's, Youngstown, from September, 1862, to July, 1864, when he left the diocese. From Youngstown he also attended for a short time the convent at Villa Maria, Pa. No other record of him.
QUIGLEY, Rev. Patrick F., D.D., was born in Ireland, February 26, . 1846; after completing the prescribed college and seminary courses in Cleveland, he was ordained by Bishop Rappe, June 19, 1869. He then went to Rome, where, after three years' study, he was given the doctor- ate in theology. On his return to Cleveland, in December, 1872, he was appointed resident pastor of St. Mary's, Rockport. He was professor at St. Mary's Seminary, from September, 1873, until November, 1885. Meanwhile he also attended the following places as missions: Royal- ton, Parma and Brighton. He was pastor of St. Francis de Sales' church, Toledo, from November, 1885, until his removal by Bishop Gilmour, March 19, 1889. Dr. Quigley appealed to Rome, in person, against the Bishop. He was reinstated in December following, and remained till his death, August 31, 1895. (See Vol. I, pp. 155, 156, of this work.)
QUINN, Rev. Bernard A., was born in Ireland in 1840. He made his studies for the ministry, in part, at St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland, and was ordained by Bishop Rappe, July 3, 1865. He was pastor of Upper Sandusky from July to October, 1865. His next appointment was St. Joseph's, Maumee, where he remained till July, 1866. He was a professor at the Louisville college, from September, 1866, to June, 1867 ; then he left the diocese.
QUINN, Rev. Edmund, a native of Ireland, made his ecclesiastical studies at Bardstown, Ky., and was ordained at Cincinnati by Bishop Fenwick, January 1, 1831. He was the first resident pastor of St. Mary's, Tiffin, receiving his appointment in May, 1831, after having done pastoral duty in Cincinnati. He organized St. Mary's congrega- tion, Tiffin, and built its first church. From Tiffin he attended Maumee, Fremont, and the Catholic settlers along and near the Miami canal, from Providence, Lucas county. O., to St. Mary's, Auglaize county. O., at
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which latter place he died, September 5, 1835, a victim of the "Maumee fever." He was a most zealous, self-sacrificing priest.
QUINN, Rev. John, was born at Kanturk, county Cork, Ireland, December 1, 1824. He came to this country in 1852, and two years later entered St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland, where he made his theo- logical studies. June 13, 1858, he was ordained by Bishop Rappe, who sent him to Toledo, as assistant at St. Francis de Sales' church. There he remained till December, 1860, when he was appointed pastor of St. Mary's, Norwalk. He held this charge till April, 1864, besides attend- ing the mission of Wakeman about one year. April, 1864, he was appointed superior of the diocesan seminary, and one of its professors, and remained till July, 1866, when his impaired health obliged him to resign. In 1867 he was appointed pastor of St. Ann's, Fremont. This charge he held till August, 1868, when he was transferred to the pas- torate of the Immaculate Conception congregation, Toledo. In May, 1878, he was removed to St. Mary's, Wakeman, where he remained till illness obliged him to cease all pastoral work, January, 1885. He lingered in sickness at St. Vincent's Hospital, Toledo, until his death, March 26, 1887.
QUINN, Rev. William, D.D., a native of Ireland, was born in Lim- erick, October 14, 1839. For nine years he was a student at the Propa- ganda, Rome, and was there ordained for the diocese of Dublin. He came from Cincinnati to Cleveland in September, 1873, and was . appointed one of the professors at the seminary, but remained only till the following March. He died at Valetta, Isle of Malta, November 25, 1885. He was an able professor, a fine classical scholar and an eloquent preacher.
RAFFERTY, Rev. Hugh, was born in Ireland December 17, 1859 ; was ordained June 24, 1884; was stationed at the Cathedral in Cleve- land, as a curate, from June to August, 1893, when he left the diocese.
RAUH, Rev. Ignatius (Sanguinist), a native of Ohio, was born October 15, 1863 ; trained for the ministry at the Sanguinist Seminary at Carthagena, O., where also he was ordained June 21, 1891. Was pastor of St. Stephen's, Seneca county, O., from January, 1894, to Sep- tember, 1897. Is now at Sedalia, Mo.
REAGAN, Rev. Edward, was born in Ashland, Pa., September 29, 1865 ; was ordained at Philadelphia, August 24, 1893, by Bishop Horst- mann, for the diocese of Monterey, Cal .; was in the diocese of Cleveland as pastor of East Palestine from January to December, 1899. Then he went to Arizona for the benefit of his health which had been greatly impaired for a number of years. He returned to East Palestine in the latter part of March and died there April 12, 1900. He was an excel- lent priest.
REICHERT, Rev. Augustine (Sanguinist ), was born in Baden, Feb- ruary 20, 1831 ; came to America in 1834; was ordained at New Riegel for the Sanguinists, by Bishop Rappe, November 21. 1853: was stationed at Thompson ; twice at Glandorf; and New Riegel. May, 1874, he was sent by his superior to Kansas, where for fifteen years he .
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did pastoral duty, amid hardships and privations such as few would care to endure. He died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., February 13, 1889. He was one of his Master's faithful servants.
REINHARDT, Rev. Joseph, born in Bavaria, about 1842, was ordained for the diocese of Cleveland by Bishop Rappe, January 22, 1865. New Bavaria ( Poplar Ridge) was his first appointment, May, 1865, to May, 1867. For a few months he also attended Perrysburg as a mission. His next charge was Upper Sandusky, with Bucyrus and Kirby as missions. On the morning of February 22, 1868, he intended to go to Bucyrus to meet Bishop Rappe, who was to give confirmation there on that day. Having missed the passenger train, he attempted to board a freight train and so reach Bucyrus in time for the ceremony, although told by the trainmen that they could not take him. Shortly after the freight train left Upper Sandusky his mangled remains were found near the railway station. His untimely and sad ending cast a gloom over the entire community of Upper Sandusky, where he was highly esteemed by all classes for his amiable qualities.
REVIS, Rev. Wenceslas, a Bohemian, was born in 1822 ; ordained in 1846; came to America in 1852, and was on the mission in the dioceses of Philadelphia, Alton and Nashville. In January, 1870, he was given charge of St. Wenceslas' (Bohemian) congregation, Cleveland ; remained till March, 1873, when he was received into the diocese of Chicago. There he remained till death, at Feehanville, June 19, 1886. Father Revis was a zealous priest and an eloquent preacher.
RHEINDORFF, Rev. Romuald ( Franciscan), a native of Cologne, was born July 22, 1856 ; educated by the Franciscans, and was ordained for them at St. Louis, May 12, 1883. He was stationed at St. Joseph's church, Cleveland, as assistant, from August, 1885, to October, 1887, and again from July, 1889, to July, 1890. He is now stationed at Chaska, Minn.
RICHARD, Rev. Charles H. (Jesuit), was born in Hanover, Ger- many, May 8, 1834; ordained August 25, 1866; came to America, October, 1866; was stationed at St. Mary's, Toledo, as assistant, from 1869 to 1872.
RINGELE, Rev. Jacob (Sanguinist), was born in 1806, at Dottingen, Switzerland; ordained December 21, 1842; came to the United States in December, 1843. He was engaged on the mission in Northern Ohio and diocese of Cleveland between 1845 and 1865, and from 1870 till his death, at Bismarck, Huron county, December 15, 1871. Among his charges were Peru, French Creek, St. Stephen's (Seneca county), Cleveland, Dungannon, Defiance, Shelby Settlement, Thompson and · New Riegel, in all of which places he did faithful missionary work.
RIST, Rev. Philip (Sanguinist), a native of Germany, was born May 9, 1842 ; ordained for the Sanguinists, at Carthagena, O., June 7, 1866. Had pastoral charge of the following places in the diocese of Cleveland: Big Spring, from July, 1866, to July, 1867; St. Patrick's Settlement, Crawfordsville and Mccutchenville, to July, 1869 ; Liberty, as a mission, from July, 1868. to September, 1873 ; Reed, from Septem-
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ber, 1873, to February, 1814; St. Stephen's, Seneca county, as resident pastor, from February, 1894, to January, 1894, when he left the diocese ; he is now stationed at Cassella. Mercer county, O.
RIVA, Rev. Peter, a native of Italy, was born July 22, 1864; ordained in Italy, October 17, 1892; was temporary pastor of Holy Rosary church, Cleveland, from October, 1893, to February, 1894.
ROCKLIFF, Rev. James A. (Jesuit), was born in England, October 4, 1862 ; was educated in Europe for the Jesuits, and for them ordained at Liverpool, December 18, 1887. He came to the United States in August, 1890, and was stationed at St. Ignatius' College, Cleveland, as professor, until August, 1893, and again from July, 1894, to March, 1895. He was vice-president of the same college until December, 1896, when he was transferred to Buffalo, as rector of St. Canisius' College. In July, 1898, he was appointed superior of the German Province of Jesuits in this country, which position he has held since then.
ROEDIGER, Rev. Edmund (Franciscan), was born at Eichfeld, Prussia, in 1857; ordained for the Franciscans, at Teutopolis, Ill., May 28, 1882; in Cleveland Monastery as chaplain, etc., from July, 1883, to April, 1884. Is at present stationed at Chicago.
ROESSNER, Rev. Clement (Sanguinist), was born in St. Peter's, Mercer county, O., September 20, 1849 ; educated by and for the San- guinists at Carthagena, O .; ordained January 20, 1876; was in the diocese of Cleveland as pastor of Ottawa, 1876-78; then pastor of New Riegel, from July, 1878, to August, 1880. He died at Nashville, Tenn., October 1, 1887.
ROETHER, Rev. William (Jesuit), a native of Germany, was born January 1, 1837 ; was educated by the Jesuits, for whom he was ordained at Maria Laach, September 13, 1858 ; came to this country in October, 1872 ; was stationed at St. Mary's, Toledo, as assistant, from Septem- ber, 1890, to August, 1892. Died at St. Ann's, Buffalo, December 3, 1892.
ROETZER, Rev. John M., was born in Bavaria about 1834. He came to Cleveland in 1856 and was received as a student for the diocese of Cleveland; was ordained June 26, 1859. He was professor at the seminary for two months after his ordination ; then pastor of Findlay, from November, 1859, till March, 1862, meanwhile attending Fostoria and Bluffton as missions. He next had charge of French Creek, as resident pastor, from March to September, 1862, during that time also attending Avon and Sheffield. He then left the diocese and died a few years after in Michigan. No record of date and place of death.
ROHAN, Rev. Edmund, was born in Kerry county, Ireland, January 8, 1851: completed his studies for the priesthood at St. Mary's Sem- inary, Cleveland, where he was received in September, 1880. July 9, 1885, he was ordained for the diocese of Cleveland by Bishop de Goes- briand, during the absence of Bishop Gilmour, then in Rome. August, 1885, he was appointed pastor of South Thompson, with charge of Madison as a mission. April. 1886, he was transferred to Van Wert, from which place he attended Convoy and Spencerville. January, 1888,
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he was sent to the Holy Name church, Cleveland, as assistant; there he remained about one month, when, owing to ill health, he performed no priestly duties till the latter part of March of same year. He was then sent to Dungannon, with charge of New Lisbon as a mission. This position he held till his death, February 19, 1889.
ROLLINET, Rev. August J., was born in 1796, at Long-Sancey, France; studied for the ministry in Provence ; was ordained about 1820, and after doing pastoral work in his native diocese ( Besancon) he came to America in 1848. Remaining a few months in Canada, he came to Ohio and was appointed first resident pastor of Calmoutier, Holmes county, then under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Cleveland. This charge he held till 1851. He then joined the Society of Mary at Day- ton, which he left about two years later. He had temporary charge of the congregation at Louisville, Stark county, June, 1854, till June, 1856. Was then again pastor of Calmoutier, where he died suddenly, January 1, 1859. Father Rollinet was a most zealous priest, and enjoyed the esteem of all who knew him.
Roos, Rev. John, a native of Bavaria, was born in 1832, at Dirm- stein ; came to the United States in 1850. After finishing his studies at St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland, he was ordained by Bishop Rappe, June 1, 1856. He was sent to St. Ann's, Fremont, shortly after his ordination. During his pastorate the German members of St. Ann's organized a separate congregation, known as St. Joseph's. From Fre- mont he attended Clyde and several other missions in Sandusky county. In May, 1857, he was sent to St. John's, Canton, where he remained till the following December, when he apostatized and became a member and minister of the Episcopal sect. Is now and has been for many years a resident minister of an Episcopal congregation in Baltimore, and is known as Rev. Rose.
ROSENBAUM, Rev. Balthasar (Jesuit), was born in Rhenish Prussia, October 5, 1847 : was ordained in Liverpool, England, August 31, 1877; was on the mission in England till September, 1885, when he was sent by his superior to St. Mary's, Toledo, as assistant, remaining till August, 1886. Is now on the mission in Germany.
ROTH. Rev. Francis Xavier, a native of Alsace, attended Avon between 1815 and 1847. He was next stationed at the Cathedral, from November, 1847, to February. 1848, when he left the diocese of Cleve- land. In 1854 he was in the diocese of Detroit, where he died.
RouchY, Rev. James, a native of France, was born September 22, 1828. He was ordained in . his native diocese of St. Flour, May 21, 1853, and received in the diocese of Cleveland, November, 1862. He had the following pastorates in the diocese : Toledo, pastor of the Catho- lic French, and chaplain of the Ursulines and St. Vincent's Asylum ; .Harrisburg; Vermilion ; St. Louis' church, Toledo; chaplain of the Ursulines at Tiffin ; Canal Fulton, as assistant ; Big Ditch, from Janu- ary, 1892, till March, 1896. He then resigned, owing to sickness, and went to St. Vincent's Hospital, Toledo, where he died February 26. 1898.
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ROUPP, Rev. Nicholas, was born in Puttelange, Lorraine, April 25, 1825; made his ecclesiastical studies in the seminaries of Metz and Cleveland. Was ordained by Bishop Rappe, August 15, 1849. Shelby Settlement was his first appointment, August, 1849, to February, 1851. He was then called to the Cathedral, Cleveland, to attend the Catholic Germans, remaining till June, 1853, when he was appointed pastor of St. Peter's, Norwalk. This charge he held till September, 1854, when he was sent to Maumee, where he remained till June, 1858. He was appointed pastor of St. Mary's, Massillon, December, 1858, after a six months' visit to his native country. From Massillon he was transferred to St. Mary's, Sandusky, November, 1863, and remained till he left the diocese, June, 1864; returned to the diocese of Metz, where he is still engaged in the ministry.
RUDOLF, Rev. George P., was born in Switzerland, September 13, 1843. After completing his studies in the seminary at Cleveland, he was ordained by Bishop Rappe, May 16, 1868. He had the following pastoral appointments in the diocese of Cleveland : Defiance, St. John's ; Port Clinton ; Liverpool ; Milan ; Clyde ; Findlay, from March, 1879, to March, 1881, when he was suspended. He then left the ministry, and for some time delivered lectures against the Church.
RUFF, Rev. Engelbert (Sanguinist), was born in St. Maergen, Baden, October 5, 1817 ; came to this country in 1845 ; was ordained at Thompson, Seneca county, for the Sanguinists, by Bishop Rappe, Feb- ruary 23, 1848. He labored on the mission in the diocese of Cleveland in the following places: New Riegel, Thompson and neighboring missions, till 1867, when he was sent by his superior to missions in other dioceses.
Russ, Rev. Bernard ( Sanguinist), was born in Minster, O., Decem- ber 25, 1851 ; made his ecclesiastical studies at St. Charles' Seminary, Carthagena, O .; was ordained at Cincinnati, for the Sanguinists, May 17, 1879 ; was assistant at Glandorf, Putnam county, O., from May, 1879, to November, 1880. He was then sent on the mission in Kansas. In February, 1897, he returned to this diocese, and was appointed pastor of Ottawa. Ill health obliged him to resign this charge in April, 1900. Died at Banning, Cal., July 17, 1900. He was an excellent priest.
Russ, Rev. Boniface (Sanguinist), was born in Minster, Auglaize county, O., November 12, 1855; trained by the Sanguinists for the priesthood, at Carthagena, O., and ordained for them at Cincinnati, O., September 19, 1878. He was stationed in this diocese from August, 1880, to May, 1892, viz., at New Riegel, as pastor, to April, 1891; was then transferred to Thompson, where he held a like position until March, 1892. In August, 1898, he was elected Provincial of the Sanguinists in this country, and has filled that office since then.
RYAN, Rev. Edmund F., a native of Ireland, was born August 2.1. 1856. He was educated for the priesthood at Thurles, Ireland, and Versailles, France, and ordained at Belfast. October 28, 1875. After doing pastoral work in his native country till 1884, he came to the United States. Four years later he was received into the diocese of
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Cleveland, and appointed curate at St. Malachy's church, Cleveland, July, 1888. He left the diocese in August, 1889.
SAENDERL, Rev. Simon (Redemptorist), was born at Malgersdorf, Bavaria, September 30, 1800 ; ordained June 2, 1825 ; came to the United States, March, 1832; was stationed at Peru, Huron county, 1835-37, and occasionally attended New Riegel during this time. Left the Redemptorists in 1847, and joined the Trappists at Gethsemani, Ky., where he died February 22, 1879.
SALAUN, Rev. John F., was born in France, November 18, 1818; was ordained in the same country June 10, 1843. Came to the diocese of Cleveland in December, 1855, and shortly after his arrival he was appointed rector of St. Mary's Seminary. This position he filled with distinction till August, 1861, when he left the diocese. Whilst superior of Cleveland seminary he had charge of the following missions : Hudson, Euclid and Newburgh (Cleveland). For many years he did pastoral duty at South Orange, diocese of Newark, N. J., where he died a few years ago.
SANNER, Rev. Sebastian, was born, educated and ordained in Ger- many. He was received into the diocese of Cincinnati by Bishop Pur- cell, in 1846, and sent to Calmoutier, Holmes county. In 1848 Bishop Rappe appointed him assistant at St. Francis de Sales' church, Toledo, to attend the Catholic Germans residing there. In 1850 he was given the pastorate of St. Joseph's, Maumee, from which place he attended New Bavaria, Six Mile Woods, Defiance and Providence. He remained at Maumee till he left the diocese in 1852.
SCANLON, Rev. Matthew A., was born in Huntington, Pa., January 13, 1830. After having served his apprenticeship as a printer he com- menced his studies for the priesthood at St. Vincent's College, near Beatty, Pa., and completed them at St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland, where he was ordained by Bishop Rappe, June 26, 1859. He had the following pastorates in the diocese: St. Vincent's, Akron, from July, 1859, to November, 1873 : Niles, to July, 1880; Holy Family (now St. Edward's), Cleveland, till his death, February 22, 1899 .*
SCHALK, Rev. Frederick (Sanguinist), was born in New Riegel, O., March 2, 1850 ; educated by the Sanguinists at Carthagena, O., and was ordained for them January 17, 1873. He was pastor of Ottawa from February, 1873, to February, 1876. Is at present stationed in Chicago.
SCHEDLER, Rev. Caspar (Sanguinist), was born in Bavaria, May 6, 1842 ; came to the United States in 1866, and was ordained for the Sanguinists, November ?1, 1868. Was in the diocese of Cleveland as assistant at New Riegel from August, 1869. to September, 1870, and during that time also attended Big Spring. Is now stationed at St. Rose's, Mercer county, O., in the diocese of Cincinnati.
SCHELRERT, Rev. Aloysius (Sanguinist), a native of Switzerland. was born October 12, 1813; ordained July 28, 1850, and came to this country October of the same year. He was in the diocese of Cleveland
*See Vol. I, page 152.
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between October, 1853, and November, 1864, viz .: at Glandorf till November, 1858, and at New Riegel till 1864. In July, 1876, he returned to Europe (Schellenberg, Austria), remaining there as local superior of the Sanguinist convent till his death, April 10, 1878.
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