St. Michael the Archangel Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)

St. Michael the Archangel Church
St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cincinnati, OH

39°06′09″N 84°33′06″W / 39.1025°N 84.5517°W / 39.1025; -84.5517Coordinates: 39°06′09″N 84°33′06″W / 39.1025°N 84.5517°W / 39.1025; -84.5517
Location	Cincinnati, OH
Country	USA
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Churchmanship	German
History
Founded	April 1, 1847 (1847-04-01)
Dedicated	June 4, 1848
Architecture
Status	Parish Closed
Closed	April 5, 1998
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati

St. Michael the Archangel Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 2110 St. Michael Street, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The cornerstone of this church was laid in 1847 and the church dedicated a year later.^[1] The church closed April 5, 1998.

Parish formation

As the tide of German immigrants continued to rise in Cincinnati, more churches were needed. Holy Trinity Church was the first German speaking parish. As the city grew in three directions; north, east and west; there were three parishes which descended from that parish Old St. Mary's Church, St. Philomena's Church and St. Joseph's Church. The three parishes were founded in 1840, 1846 and 1846 respectively. As more immigration followed, St. Michael's was founded, the first filial parish of St. Joseph.

The parish was located to what was then called Storrs Township. Forty-five persons organized themselves into a congregation in the early part of 1847 and drew up a constitution for the church^[2]

A lot was donated by Innocent Troenle and two additional adjacent pieces of property were bought in April and May 1847. The cornerstone was laid August 1, 1847 and the church dedicated June 4, 1848.^[3] Rev. Fr. Zoppoth was selected as the first pastor for the congregation.

Filial parish and operation by the Combonis

In 1868 St. Michael Church became the mother parish to St. Lawrence Church which was organized that same year. The Comboni Missionaries took charge of the parish in 1964. By this time many of the German-speaking families in the parish had begun to move to other parts of the city.

Gallery

Nave and altar of St. Michael the Archangel Church
Pipe Organ at St. Michael the Archangel Church
Baptismal Font at St. Michael the Archangel Church
Tabernacle at St. Michael the Archangel Church
Mural of the Patron Saint of St. Michael the Archangel Church
Mural of the Last Supper of St. Michael the Archangel Church

Parish closing

In a mass celebrated by Daniel Edward Pilarczyk the church building was used for the final time to celebrate the Eucharist on April 5, 1998. The parish closed. The last pastor was Rev. Fr. Mark Burger.

Building and church today

The Hook and Hastings pipe organ was removed and installed at West Chester's St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in September 1999 and dedicated on October 17, 1999. The sanctuary stands in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood. The entire complex is owned by Education Matters, a non-profit education and community organization. Education Matters has owned the campus since 2008 and is currently renovating all five buildings with New Market and Historic Tax Credits. The former St. Michael's sanctuary, is now known as The Sanctuary and will be a community and event center. The former rectory and annexes will house a range of organizations, artists, and office spaces operated by Community Matters.

References

↑ Cincinnati, A Guide to the Queen City and its Neighbors, Ohio Federal Writers' Project, The Weisen-Hart Press, 1943.
↑ Souvenier of Seventieth Anniversary, St. Michael Parish, 1917; Supreme Court of Ohio, Church Case, printed records, I, 75–79.
↑ History of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Rev. John H. Lamott, published 1921 Frederick Pustet Company, Inc., New York and Cincinnati.

Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Bishop	Edward Fenwick

Archbishops	John Baptist Purcell William Henry Elder Henry K. Moeller John T. McNicholas Karl Joseph Alter Paul Francis Leibold Joseph Bernardin Daniel Edward Pilarczyk Dennis Marion Schnurr

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Churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Cathedral	Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral

Parishes	Cincinnati Church of the Annunciation Immaculata Church Old St. Mary's Church St. Francis De Sales Church Saint Francis Seraph Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Lawrence Church St. Pius X Church St. Rose Church Dayton Holy Cross Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert Church St. Mary's Church Springfield St. Joseph's Church St. Raphael's Church Other Immaculate Conception Church, Botkins St. Aloysius Church, Carthagena Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cassella Immaculate Conception Church, Celina Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw St. Joseph's Church, Egypt Holy Family Church, Frenchtown St. John's Church, Fryburg St. Patrick's Church, Glynwood St. John the Baptist Church, Maria Stein Sacred Heart Church, McCartyville St. Michael's Church, Mechanicsburg St. Augustine's Church, Minster St. Louis Church, North Star St. Nicholas Church, Osgood St. Anthony's Church, Padua St. Remy's Church, Russia St. Henry's Church, St. Henry Holy Rosary Church, St. Marys St. Rose's Church, St. Rose St. Sebastian's Church, Sebastian St. Joseph's Church, Wapakoneta

Former parishes	All Saints Church, Cincinnati Holy Trinity Church, Cincinnati St. Augustine Church, Cincinnati St. George's Church, Cincinnati St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cincinnati St. Paul Church, Cincinnati St. Philomena's Church, Cincinnati St. Patrick's Church, St. Patrick

Shrine	Shrine of the Holy Relics

Education in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Higher education	Chatfield College University of Dayton Edgecliff College Mount St. Joseph University Xavier University

Seminary	Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West

High schools	Cincinnati DePaul Cristo Rey High School Elder High School La Salle High School McAuley High School Archbishop McNicholas High School Mother of Mercy High School Purcell Marian High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy St. Xavier High School Summit Country Day School Ursuline Academy Dayton Carroll High School Chaminade-Julienne High School Other Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering Father Stephen T. Badin High School, Hamilton Catholic Central School, Springfield Bishop Fenwick High School, Franklin Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney Moeller High School, Kenwood Mount Notre Dame High School, Reading Royalmont Academy, Mason Roger Bacon High School, St. Bernard St. Rita School for the Deaf, Evendale

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Auxiliary bishops	Sylvester Horton Rosecrans Joseph H. Albers George John Rehring Paul Francis Leibold Edward A. McCarthy Nicholas Elko Daniel Edward Pilarczyk James Henry Garland Carl K. Moeddel Joseph R. Binzer

Priests	John Martin Henni Edward Fitzgerald Clarence George Issenmann Henry Damian Juncker Joshua Maria Young John Baptist Lamy James Frederick Wood John Henry Luers Caspar Henry Borgess Richard Gilmour John Quinlan Augustus Toebbe Joseph Gregory Dwenger Henry Richter Francis Beckman Urban John Vehr Francis Augustine Thill Anthony John King Mussio John Joseph Kaising Robert Daniel Conlon Michael William Warfel

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