Finding aid for the Bishop Edward Fenwick, O.P.
Title:
Bishop Edward Fenwick, O.P.
Repository:
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Archives
Phone: 513-421-3131
http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/archives-office/
Creator:
Bishop Edward Fenwick, O.P.
Dates:
1823-1832
Quantity:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
 Papers relating to Bishop Edward Fenwick, O.P, first bishop of the Diocese of Cincinnati.
Identification:
RG 1.1
Language:
The records are in English, French, Italian and Latin

Biography of Bishop Edward Fenwick, O.P.

Edward Dominic Fenwick was born on August 19, 1768 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. In 1784 he went to study at Holy Cross College in Barnheim, Belgium. He entered the Order of Preachers in 1788 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1793 at Ghent. Fenwick returned to America in 1804 to establish a Dominican province in America, which was founded near Springfield, Kentucky in 1805. From this base, he made several missionary journeys into Ohio. On January 13, 1822 Fenwick was consecrated the first bishop of the new Diocese of Cincinnati. At that time the diocese covered the entire state of Ohio and some territories northwest of the state. Bishop Fenwick opened a school for girls in 1825, a cathedral in 1826, a seminary in 1829, and started the diocesan newspaper The Catholic Telegraph in 1831. Bishop Fenwick died on September 26, 1832 in Wooster, Ohio while on a missionary journey.

Scope and Content

Only a few documents have survived from Bishop Fenwick. During the administration of Archbishop William H. Elder (1883-1903), it was decided that the newly established archives at Notre Dame University would insure the preservation, organization, and availability of the records. Consequently, most of the records relating to Bishop Fenwick were sent there. Records include correspondence to and from Bishop Fenwick from various people, the faculties granted to Bishop Fenwick upon his installation as bishop, and copies of his last will and testament.

Statement of Arrangement

The documents in this record group are arranged chronologically. Artifacts relating to Bishop Fenwick are maintained separately.

Restrictions on Access

This record group is open for access.

Related Material: Related Material

The majority of records of Fenwick’s tenure as Bishop of Cincinnati are at the University of Notre Dame Archives. A calendared finding aid is available online. http://archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/xml/aci.xml


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Cincinnati (Ohio)
Fenwick, Edward D. (Edward Dominic), 1768-1832

Preferred Citation

Item Description, date, box number, folder number, Record Group Number, Record Group Name, Archdiocese of Cincinnati Archives.

Detailed Description of The Collection



General Files, 1823-1832

Box 1 / Folder 1
Bishop Fenwick Faculties, 1823




Box 1 / Folder 2
Soldini Nicolaus Decretum, 1824




Box 1 / Folder 3
Ryan O.P., Rev. John to Bishop Fenwick, 1824




Box 1 / Folder 4
Gallagher, Sarah, Promissory Note to Bishop Fenwick, 1827




Box 1 / Folder 5
Maguire, Rev. C.B. to Bp. Fenwick, 1828




Box 1 / Folder 6
Fenwick, Bishop to Rev. Martin Kundig, 1829




Box 1 / Folder 7
Smith, Rev. S.M. to Bishop Fenwick, 1829




Box 1 / Folder 8
Extracts from Annales de l'Association de XXII la Propagation la Foi, 1830




Box 1 / Folder 9
Fenwick, Bishop to Rev. Fred Rese, Vicar General, 1830




Box 1 / Folder 10
Huggens, Charles to Bishop Fenwick, 1830




Box 1 / Folder 11
Richard, Gabriel to Bishop Fenwick, 1830




Box 1 / Folder 12
Smith, Rev. S.M. to Bishop Fenwick, 1830




Box 1 / Folder 13
Bishop Fenwick Last Will & Testament (Copies), 1830




Box 1 / Folder 14
Baraga, Frederic to his sister Amelia Re: Bishop Fenwick, 1830




Box 1 / Folder 15
Extracts from Annales de l'Association de la Propagation de la Foi No.XXIII, 1831




Box 1 / Folder 16
Smith, Rev. S.H. to Bishop Fenwick, 1831




Box 1 / Folder 17
Passerat, Rev. Jos. C.S.S.R. to Mons. le Grand Vicar, 1831




Box 1 / Folder 18
Richard, Rev. Gabriel to Bishop Fenwick, 1832




Box 1 / Folder 19
Early Receipts and Bills, 1820s-1830s




Box 1 / Folder 20
Young, S.J., Rev. Benjamin A. to Rev. Frederick Rese, 1832