In Memoriam

Deacon Raymond J. Kroger, a Deacon of the Archdiocese, died on Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was 85 years old. Deacon Ray was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on July 3, 1982.  He was assigned to . . .

Deacon James L. Geraci, a Deacon of the Archdiocese, died on Thursday, September 9, 2021. He was 84 years old. Deacon Jim was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on November 17, 1990.  He was assigned to. . .

Reverend Joseph E. Beckman died on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on November 5, 1921, in Hamilton, Ohio. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood. He was ordained on May 29, 1954 . . .

Reverend Thomas S. Bokenkotter died on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on August 19, 1924, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Cincinnati. . .

Reverend Ronald J. Piepmeyer died on July 4, 2021 in Liberty Township, Ohio.  He was born on December 5, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received a B.S. and M.A. in History from Xavier University, Cincinnati and a M.Div. from The Athenaeum of Ohio, Cincinnati. He was ordained on . . .

Reverend Timothy S. Bunch died on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on September 9, 1952, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from St. Gregory Seminary in 1975 and his M.Div. in Theology from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood, in 1979. He was ordained on . . .