Augustus Toebbe

Bishop Augustus Toebbe Portrait

Augustus Maria Bernard Anthony John Gebhard Toebbe was the second bishop of Covington, Kentucky. Bishop Toebbe called the first diocesan synod and helped to further establish the new diocese.

Early life and priesthood[]

Augustus Toebbe was born in Meppen in modern-day Germany on January 15, 1829. He emigrated to the United States in 1852 to study to be a priest. Toebbe was accepted as a candidate for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and after two years of studies, was ordained a priest by Archbishop John Baptist Purcell on September 14, 1854. Father Toebbe served most of his priestly career at a German parish in Cincinnati. Father Toebbe was also a member of the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866.

Bishop of Covington[]

On November 24, 1869, over a year since Bishop Carrell's death, Father Toebbe was notified that he had been named the new bishop of Covington by the same man who had named his predecessor, Pope Pius IX. Toebbe was consecrated as bishop on January 9, 1870, by Bishop Sylvester Horton Rosecrans of Columbus, Ohio, the former auxiliary bishop of Cincinnati.

Bishop Toebbe was responsible for bringing the Sisters of Notre Dame to the diocese, who still remain an important part of the diocesan operations. Bishop Toebbe also increased the number of parishes to fifty-five.

After serving the diocese well, Bishop Toebbe died on May 2, 1884.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by George Aloysius Carrell	Bishop of Covington 1869—1884	Succeeded by Camillus Paul Maes

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Ordinaries	Bishops George Aloysius Carrell Augustus Toebbe Camillus Paul Maes Ferdinand Brossart Francis William Howard William Theodore Mulloy Richard Henry Ackerman William Anthony Hughes Robert William Muench Roger Joseph Foys
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption Parishes Mary, Queen of Heaven, Erlanger Mother of God Roman Catholic Church, Covington Saint John the Baptist, Wilder Retreat center, convent St. Anne Convent, Melbourne
Education	Colleges Thomas More University, Crestview Hills High schools Bishop Brossart High School, Alexandria Covington Catholic High School, Park Hills (all boys) Covington Latin School, Covington Holy Cross High School, Covington Newport Central Catholic High School, Newport Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills (all girls) St. Henry District High School, Erlanger St. Patrick's High School, Maysville Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills
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