Church Roman Catholic Church Role Prelate Previous post Bishop Name Albert Ottenweller Ordination June 19, 1943 | In office 1977 - 1992 See Steubenville Diocese Successor Gilbert Sheldon | |
Born April 5, 1916
Stanford, Montana ( 1916-04-05 ) Died September 23, 2012, Toledo, Ohio, United States | ||
Predecessor Anthony John King Mussio | ||
Albert Henry Ottenweller (April 5, 1916 – September 23, 2012) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Steubenville from 1977 to 1992.
Biography
Albert Ottenweller was born in Stanford, Montana, to Charles and Mary (née Hake) Ottenweller. At age six, he moved with his family to Leipsic, Ohio, where he attended the parochial school of St. Mary's Church. He then attended St. Joseph's High School and St. Joseph's College, both in Rensselaer, Indiana. He continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1943.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Karl Joseph Alter on June 19, 1943. His first assignment was as a curate at St. John's Church in Delphos, where he remained for sixteen years. He then served at St. Richard's Church in Swanton (1959–61) before serving as pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Blakeslee from 1961 to 1962. He then served as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Bono (1962–68), St. John's Church in Delphos (1968–76), and St. Michael's Church in Findlay (1976–77). In addition to his pastoral duties, he served as director of the Spanish Apostolate (1958–69) and was named vicar general of the Diocese of Toledo in 1968.
On April 17, 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed Ottenweller auxiliary bishop of Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), and the Titular Bishop of Perdices. He was consecrated on May 29, 1974. Ottenweller was installed as bishop of the Steubenville Diocese on November 22, 1977, having been appointed by Pope Paul VI on October 11, 1977, where he remained until retirement on January 28, 1992.