He served as the last Roman Catholic Bishop Of Cincinnati between 1832 and 1850 . He then served as the first Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1850 until 1883 .
A school is named in his honor:
- February 26, 1800 - born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland.
- 1818 - emigrated to America. Became a private tutor in Maryland.
- 1820 - applied for and was accepted for admission at Mount St. Mary's, Emmitsburg, Maryland .
- May 4, 1823 - received minor orders
- March 1, 1824 - Sailed the Atlantic to study at Sulpician seminary, Paris, France .
- May 20, 1826 - ordained at Notre Dame Cathedral by Archbishop de Quelen, Archbishop of Paris.
- October, 1828 - returned to Mount St. Mary's, Emmitsburg, Maryland , becoming vice-president of the college.
- November, 1829 - became president of Mount St. Mary's seminary.
- September 26, 1832 - Bishop Edward Fenwick , O.P. dies.
- February 25, 1833 - In Rome, the Cardinals of the Propaganda nominate Purcell to become Second Roman Catholic Bishop Of Cincinnati .
- October 13, 1833 - John Baptist Purcell consecrated as bishop, Principal Consecrator is Archbishop James Whitfield , Principal Co-consecrators Bishop John Dubois, P.S.S. and Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick. Celebration held at Baltimore Cathedral.
- November 14, 1833 - Bishop John Baptist Purcell arrives by Steamboat in Cincinnati, and is installed by Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget .
- December 19, 1836 - Agrees to a series of public debates with a Baptist minister in Cincinnati, these debates are known as "Purcell-Campbell debate". Debates conducted January 13, 1837 to January 21, 1837 .
- June 16, 1838 - Leaving from New York, travels to Ireland, England, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria and Italy, seeking alms for the diocese. First of seven trips including 1841 , 1843 , 1851 , 1862 , 1867 and 1869 .
- April 25, 1851 - Cincinnati diocese elevated to Archdiocese, with John Baptist Purcell as first Archbishop of Cincinnati.
- May 31, 1870 - addressed First Vatican Council ( 1869 - 1870 ) on the subject of Papal infallibility.
- January 30, 1880 - Bishop William Henry Elder appointed as co-adjutator to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell.
- April 18, 1880 - Bishop William Henry Elder arrives at Cincinnati by train.
- October 31, 1880 - suffers first stroke and paralysis.
- June 19, 1883 - suffers fourth and last stroke.
- July 4, 1883 - dies at St. Martin's convent, Brown County, Ohio.
# '' History Of The Archdiocese Of Cincinnati '' by Rev. John H. Lamott, S.T.D. . (1921)
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