Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Overmann, Albin Bernard 1871 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com October 11, 2005, 10:14 pm Author: John C Hover, et.al. Rev. James P. McClosky, the pastor of the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Reading, Ohio was born in West Baltimore, Montgomery, Ohio, the son of James McClosky. He obtained his early education in the parochial school of St. Joseph's church, of Dayton, Ohio, and later in St. Joseph College, Bardstown, Ky., and St. Charles College, Elliott City, Md., and St. Xavier's College, Cincinnati, and then St. Mary's Seminary of the West, Price Hill, Cincinnati. He was ordained into the priesthood on June 21, 1900, and his first appointment was as Chaplain of St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, in Cincinnati. Later he was appointed assistant at St. Patrick's church in this city, and in May, 1903, received his present appointment as pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart church. This church was established in 1874, built of brick, was dedicated by Bishop Fitzgerald, of Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1875. The fine school was built in 1907. The school contains four large, airy rooms, and is taught by the good Sisters of Notre Dame, from Namur. Its total cost was twelve thousand dollars, and has at the present time registered, one hundred and sixty-five pupils. The parish contains nearly one hundred and fifty families and about six hundred souls. It has all the regular church societies, including the Sacred Heart Council of the Y. M. Institute, which has been in existence over twenty-five years and has a total membership of one hundred and twenty. They have a fine parish club-room and a large room for general meetings. The pastors of the church, up to the present time have been as follows: Rev. John Kress, from 1874 to 1881; Rev. John McCallon, until 1886; Rev. Dennis M. Mackey, until 1889; Rev. James Carey, until 1892; Rev. Michael J. Loney, until 1901; Rev. Cornelius J. Conway, until 1902; Rev. Michael J. Russell, until March, 1903; Rev. James P. McClosky, who is its present pastor. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hamilton/bios/overmann127gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb