Calvert High School - Calvertana Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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Bfsbop of Toledo His Excellency MOST REVEREND GEORGE J. REHRING, D. D. The Diocese of Toledo is very fortunate to have such a fatherly bishop as His Excellency George J. Rehring, D. D. 'The students of Calvert wish to express their gratitude to Bishop Rehring for what he has done for them personally and for all the diocese in general, during the past years. He has shown himself a priest who excels in many virtues and qualities. In his triple role of teacher, adviser, and friend, the Bishop proves himself truly the shepherd of his flock. His letters, the chief source of instructions to the laity, express in sincere and simple style the lesson he tries to teach. As an adviser he gently but firmly directs the souls under his care toward their eternal goal. In his role of friend, Bishop Rehring never seems to be too busy to give a friendly greeting or a sympathetic ear to the people who come in contact with him. The student body sincerely hopes the coming years will be as successful and as holy as were the past ones under the able guidance of Bishop Rehring. 4

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facu fy RT. REV. EDWARD D. FENWICK, O P One of the greatest missionaries in Ohio was Bishop Edward D. Fenwick, O. P. He was born in 1768 in Maryland. As he was a native American, he knew the need of missionaries in the new country. Although Father Fenwick was educated abroad, he returned to this country and came to Ohio in 1808. Sent by Bishop Carroll of Baltimore, he was graciously received by three Catho- lic families at Somerset. Here he said his first Mass in Ohio. Later the first church in Ohio, St. joseph's, was built there. Father Fenwick was not really the first priest to work in Ohio, for several missionaries had visited on expeditions, but he was the first to spend his life for the people of Ohio. In 1822, the first diocese in Ohio was formed and Father Fenwick made Bishop of the Cincinnati diocese. This diocese included Michigan as well as Ohio. Because he was so poor and could not help his diocese financially, he Went to Rome to ask the Holy Father's help. The newly-elected Pope Leo XII assisted him financially. He was also joined by four other priests. In one of his journeys through Ohio and Michigan he confirmed Indians and Whites at Arbre Choche and Mackinac. On the same journey, Bishop Fenwick visited Port Clinton and Tiffin where churches were to be built. During his last journey through his diocese, he became sick of cholera and died at Wooster, Sept. 26, 1832. He was truly the Apostle of Ohio . 5