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St. Stephen's Church, Newport
| In 1907, St. Stephens rented their pews. |
| St. Stephens priest missing, and accused of being “on terms of criminal intimacy” with parishioner. More here. |
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“St. Stevens” Cemetery, established May 20, 1860. (in Fort Thomas, near I-471)
| “The Right Rev. Bishop Carrell of Covington, yesterday consecrated the St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery, on the Alexandria Pike, about three miles distant from this city. A procession, formed of the St. Joseph, St. Stephen, and other Catholic benevolent associations, proceeded by bands of music, and accompanied by a large concourse of citizens, proceeded to the grounds and witnessed the consecratory ceremonies.” |
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| Original Chapel at St. Stephens Cemetery From a Facebook post by Johannah Moran |
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St. Frances De Sales
The Catholic Telegraph, August 24, 1911
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| From a Facebook post by Hailey Marie | ||
| St. Frances De Sales, Cote Brilliante, Erected in 1911, bulldozed in 2008 for a driveway to Kroger's. A German-American Catholic Congregation. | ||
| Accounts of St. Frances de Sales cornerstone laying, and dedication a year later are here. | ||
| The Rev. Paul Ryan published a comprehensive history of the
Covington Diocese in 1954, and had special sections on each of the churches in the Diocese, including these in Newport: |
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| St. Stephen is here. | St. Vincent de Paul is here. | St. Francis de Sales, is here. | His history of the Sisters of Divine Providence, is here. |
| Newport Catholic Church Difficulties in 1851, here. |
In 1926, the US Census Bureau counted church denominations and their members. The Newport results are here. |
| . . . and then there was the priest that had his own ponzi scheme going. The story's here. | |
The Catholic Telegraph, June 15, 1899
