Ferdinand Brossart was the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Covington. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington ( Latin: Dioecesis Covingtonensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese in Northern Kentucky, covering
Early Life
Ferdinand Brossart was born on October 19, 1849 in Buchelburg, Bavaria. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Brossarts came to America when Ferdinand was two, first coming to Cincinnati. In 1861, the Brossarts moved across the river to southern Campbell County. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Choosing to become a priest, Brossart studied at Mount Saint Mary Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio and the American College at Louvain, Belgium. The Athenaeum of Ohio - Mount St Mary's Seminary of the West is the third oldest Roman Catholic Seminary in the United States and is currently located The American College of the Immaculate Conception, or the American College at Louvain, is a Roman Catholic Seminary in Leuven, Belgium Brossart was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Covington by Bishop Toebbe on September 1, 1872. Augustus Maria Bernard Anthony John Gebhard Toebbe was the second Bishop of Covington Kentucky. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Father Brossart became popular when Lexington suffered a smallpox epidemic, sacrificing his health to administer to the sick and dying. Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. Father Brossart was appointed Vicar General in 1888, along with being assigned as rector of the old cathedral. After Bishop Maes' death, Father Brossart was picked by Pope Benedict XV in November 1915. Pope Benedict XV ( Latin: Benedictus PP XV) (Benedetto XV ( November 21 1854 &ndash January 22 1922 born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Brossart is the only diocesan priest from Covington to have been chosen as bishop.
Bishop of Covington
Brossart was ordained the fourth bishop of Covington by Archbishop Henry Moeller of Cincinnati on January 25, 1916. Henry K Moeller (1849 - 1925 was a US archbishop He served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cincinnati between 1904 and 1925 Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Bishop Brossart was responsible for placing the finishing touches on the current cathedral, though it is still unfinished to this day. Bishop Brossart served a short term, resigning on March 14, 1923, due to ill health. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brossart retired to St. Anne Convent in Melbourne, Kentucky, where he died on August 6, 1930. St Anne Convent is the home of the American Province of the Congregation of Divine Providence a community of Roman Catholic Sisters Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The bishop is the namesake of Bishop Brossart High School in Alexandria.
External links
Diocese of Covington Entry on Bishop Brossart
| Preceded by Camillus Paul Maes |
Bishop of Covington 1915—1923 |
Succeeded by Francis William Howard |
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