Edward Fenwick

For the British politician, see Edward Matthew Fenwick.
His Excellency, The Right Reverend

Edward Dominic Fenwick

O.P.
Bishop of Cincinnati
DioceseCincinnati
Appointed19 June 1821
In office1822–1833
SuccessorJohn Baptist Purcell
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 23, 1793
by Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz
ConsecrationJanuary 13, 1822
by Benedict Joseph Flaget
Personal details
Born(1768-08-19)August 19, 1768
Province of Maryland, British America
DiedSeptember 26, 1832(1832-09-26) (aged 64)
Wooster, Ohio, United States

Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P. (August 19, 1768 – September 26, 1832) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church, a Dominican priest and the first bishop of Cincinnati in Ohio. Fenwick established the first Catholic churches in both Kentucky and Ohio along with the first Dominican province in the United States.

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