Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Dottmann, Bernard 1857 - 
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    Rev. Bernard Dottmann, the zealous pastor of St. Charles Borromeo church of
Carthage, Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, was born in Cincinnati, May 17,
1857, a son of Bernard and Elizabeth (Derrenkamp) Dottmann. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Dottmann were natives of Germany, and came to the United States in the early
'40s. They settled in Cincinnati where Mr. Dottmann engaged in business, and
here lived throughout the remainder of their lives. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dottmann
are deceased. Rev. Bernard Dottmann received his early education in the
parochial school of Holy Trinity parish, and later in St. Xavier's College and
Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, at Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio. He also
attended St. Mary's Seminary at Baltimore, Md., where he was ordained on the
24th day of December, 1882. Father Dottmann's first charge was as assistant at
St. Patrick's church in Cincinnati, and after remaining here five months, he was
sent as assistant of St. Lawrence's church, at Price Hill, Cincinnati. He
remained there for four years, and was then appointed pastor of St. Henry's
church of Cincinnati, and after five months' work here, Father Dottmann was sent
to St. Wendelin church at Arheim, Brown county, Ohio. After a year and a half as
pastor here, Father Dottmann was appointed pastor of St. Aloysius church, of
Cincinnati, and he remained here thirteen years. In July, 1902, Father Dottmann
came to Carthage, where he is, at the present time, pastor of St. Charles
Borromeo church. The parish was established in 1869, and on September I9th of
that year, the cornerstone of the first church was laid. In January, 1870, the
first Mass was said, and on July 24, 1870, the church was dedicated. The school
which was built in connection with the church was first taught by laymen, but in
1880, two Sisters of St. Francis, from Oldenburg, Indiana, came to take charge.
Since that time, the Franciscan Sisters have had charge of the school, and have
labored with great zeal and success. In 1892, circumstances forced the parish to
find a new location for their church, and in October, 1893, the cornerstone of
the new church was laid. On July 8, 1894, the church was dedicated, and the day
was a memorable one, as it was also the Silver Jubilee Day of the parish. The
new school, which was built in 1893 at a cost of $9,344.26, is made of brick
with sandstone trimmings, two and a half stories in height, with a resident part
in the rear for the Sisters. The first floor is used for class rooms, the second
floor as a hall for entertainments and meetings, and at the present time, the
school has registered over two hundred pupils. The parish has over two hundred
and fifty families and nearly one thousand souls. It has all the regular church
societies and clubs, and the pastors up to the present time have been as
follows: Rev. Albrinck, Rev. Henry Rieken, Rev. Richard Broering, Rev. H.
Brinckmyer, Rev. Hilarious Hoelscher, O. F. M., Rev. Albert Steigerwald. O. F.
M., Rev. Daniel, Rev. John, Rev. Albert E. Drufner, Rev. Dr. Joseph
Pohlschneider, Rev. Joseph Stoeppelmann and Rev. Bernard Dottmann, who is the
present pastor.

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