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Archdiocese of Cincinnati Announces New Leadership Roles and Personnel

October 23, 2026

Archbishop Robert G. Casey is pleased to announce new leadership personnel for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, inclusive of a newly appointed Chief Operating Officer, Vicar General and Vicar for Clergy. Archbishop Robert G. Casey has appointed…

Deacon Joseph “Jack” Pitts Jr.

October 16, 2026

Deacon Joseph “Jack” Pitts, Jr., a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on October 9, 2026, at the age of 89. Deacon Pitts was ordained by Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk on April 28, 2007 at the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Dayton, Ohio. Upon ordination, he was assigned to serve at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Centerville…

Deacon Richard “Rich” Hobbs

October 7, 2026

Deacon Richard “Rich” Hobbs, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on October 6, 2026, at the age of 61. Deacon Hobbs was ordained by Archbishop Dennis Schnurr on April 24, 2010 at the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Dayton, Ohio. Upon ordination, he was assigned to serve…

That They All May Be One – A Pastoral Letter on the Eucharist as the Sacrament of Unity

September 17, 2026

That they all may be one” (Jn 17:21). As Jesus prepared for his own death, he offered his priestly prayer to the Father in these words, longing for greater unity among all the children of God. Our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has called the Church today to greater unity as the Body of Christ. Since the earliest days of the Church, from Jesus Christ himself…

Reverend David Lee Zink

September 8, 2026

Reverend David Lee Zink passed away on September 2, 2026, in Carthagena, Ohio. He was born on April 24, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, and was baptized at Church of the Resurrection, Dayton. He received a B.A. from the University of Dayton, a M.A. from Providence College, Rhode Island, and a STB and M. Div. from Dominican Studium/Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. He was ordained…

Reverend Oscar H. Seger

September 3, 2026

Reverend Oscar H. Seger died on August 31, 2026, in New Bremen, Ohio. He was born on January 18, 1944, in Fort Loramie, Ohio, and was baptized at St. Michael Church in Fort Loramie. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Norwood, and received a M.Ed. in Math from Xavier University, Cincinnati. He was ordained on May 23, 1970, at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral…