Der Wahrheitsfreund

Der Wahrheitsfreund
Type	Weekly (Wednesdays)^[1]
Format	31 by 46 inches (79 cm × 117 cm)^[1]
Owner(s)	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Publisher	Benziger Brothers
Founded	1837
Language	German
Ceased publication	1907
Headquarters	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Circulation	14,400 (1875)^[2]
Sister newspapers	The Catholic Telegraph
OCLC number	631796295

Der Wahrheitsfreund or Der Wahrheits-Freund ("The Friend of Truth") was the first German language Catholic newspaper in the United States,^[3]^[4] and one of many German-language newspapers in Cincinnati, Ohio during the nineteenth century. It was published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and proceeds went to the St. Aloysius Orphan Society.

History

At the time of the paper's first issue on July 20, 1837,^[5] the Diocese of Cincinnati covered the entirety of Ohio and its English-language weekly, The Catholic Telegraph, had circulated for several years. The Wahrheitsfreund's founder, vicar general John Henni, served as editor from its founding to his appointment as the first Bishop of Milwaukee in 1843.^[6] By 1875, the paper had 14,400 subscribers.^[2] In 1907, the Wahrheitsfreund merged with Rev. Joseph Jessing's Ohio Waisenfreund (Ohio Orphan's Friend).^[7]

Notable people

Editors

Most Rev. John Henni editor/publisher from 1837 to 1843
John James Maximilian Oertel editor from 1844 to 1846^[8]
Hermann Lehmann, publisher from 1846 to 1850
Joseph A. Hemann publisher from September 1850 to December 1865
H. Baumstark (c. 1877)^[1]

Writers

Rev. Francis Xavier Pierz (1854–after 1862^[9]) – missionary to the Ottawa and Ojibwa

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Geo. P. Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory, 1877. New York City: George P. Rowell & Company (UNT Digital Library). 1877. p. 243. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
^ ^a ^b Geo. P. Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory, containing Accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Territories, and the Dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America, 1875. New York City: George P. Rowell & Company (UNT Digital Library). 1875. p. 249. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
^ McCann, Mary Agnes (1920). "The Most Reverend John Baptist Purcell, D.D., Archbishop of Cincinnati (1800-1883)". The Catholic Historical Review. 6 (2). American Catholic Historical Association: 183. ISSN 0008-8080. JSTOR 25011687.
^ Clark, S. J. (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 12. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
^ Fortin, Roger Antonio (2002). Faith and Action: a history of the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, 1821–1996. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-0904-1. Under the editorship of [John] Henni, the first publication of Wahrheitsfreund was on July 20, 1837. Its surplus funds were regularly paid to the St. Aloysius Orphan Association. ... By midcentury it was one of four German language newspapers in Cincinnati.
^ "Henni, John Martin 1805 - 1881". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
^ O'Brien, M. P. (1913). "Cincinnati, Archdiocese of (Cincinnatiensis)". The Catholic encyclopedia: an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church. Vol. 3. Encyclopedia Press. p. 774. In 1837 [the Rev. John Martin Henni] founded the 'Wahrheitsfreund', the first German Catholic paper in the United States. In 1907 it was merged with the 'Ohio Waisenfreund'.
^ Meehan, Thomas F. (1913). "John James Maximilian Oertel". Catholic Encyclopedia.
^ "Notes". Jacobs Prairie, Minnesota: St. James Church. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2011-07-10.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati

v t e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Bishop	Edward Fenwick
Archbishops	John Baptist Purcell William Henry Elder Henry K. Moeller John T. McNicholas Karl Joseph Alter Paul Francis Leibold Joseph Bernardin Daniel Edward Pilarczyk Dennis Marion Schnurr
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains
Parishes	Cincinnati Church of the Annunciation Immaculata Church Old St. Mary's Church St. Aloysius on the Ohio St. Francis De Sales Church Saint Francis Seraph Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Lawrence Church St. Pius X Church St. Rose Church Dayton Holy Cross Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert Church St. Mary's Church Springfield St. Joseph's Church St. Raphael's Church Other Immaculate Conception Church, Botkins St. Aloysius Church, Carthagena Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cassella Immaculate Conception Church, Celina Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw Our Lady of Victory Church, Delhi Township St. Joseph's Church, Egypt Holy Family Church, Frenchtown St. John's Church, Fryburg St. Patrick's Church, Glynwood St. John the Baptist Church, Maria Stein Sacred Heart Church, McCartyville St. Michael's Church, Mechanicsburg St. Augustine's Church, Minster St. Louis Church, North Star St. Nicholas Church, Osgood St. Anthony's Church, Padua St. Remy's Church, Russia St. Henry's Church, St. Henry Holy Rosary Church, St. Marys St. Rose's Church, St. Rose St. Sebastian's Church, Sebastian St. Joseph's Church, Wapakoneta
Former parishes	All Saints Church, Cincinnati Holy Trinity Church, Cincinnati St. Augustine Church, Cincinnati St. George's Church, Cincinnati St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cincinnati St. Paul Church, Cincinnati St. Philomena's Church, Cincinnati St. Patrick's Church, St. Patrick
Shrine	Shrine of the Holy Relics

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Higher education	Chatfield College University of Dayton Edgecliff College Mount St. Joseph University Xavier University
Seminary	Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West
High schools	Cincinnati DePaul Cristo Rey High School Elder High School La Salle High School Mercy McAuley High School Archbishop McNicholas High School Purcell Marian High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy St. Xavier High School Summit Country Day School Ursuline Academy Dayton Carroll High School Chaminade Julienne High School Other Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering Father Stephen T. Badin High School, Hamilton Catholic Central School, Springfield Bishop Fenwick High School, Franklin Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney Moeller High School, Kenwood Mount Notre Dame High School, Reading Royalmont Academy, Mason Roger Bacon High School, St. Bernard St. Rita School for the Deaf, Evendale

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Auxiliary bishops	Sylvester Horton Rosecrans Joseph H. Albers George John Rehring Paul Francis Leibold Edward A. McCarthy Nicholas Elko Daniel Edward Pilarczyk James Henry Garland Carl K. Moeddel Joseph R. Binzer
Priests	John Martin Henni Edward Fitzgerald Clarence George Issenmann Henry Damian Juncker Joshua Maria Young John Baptist Lamy James Frederick Wood John Henry Luers Caspar Henry Borgess Richard Gilmour John Quinlan Augustus Toebbe Joseph Gregory Dwenger Henry Richter Francis Beckman Urban John Vehr Francis Augustine Thill Anthony John King Mussio John Joseph Kaising Robert Daniel Conlon Michael William Warfel Earl K. Fernandes

Miscellany

The Catholic Telegraph

Der Wahrheitsfreund

Former St. Charles Seminary

Gruenwald Convent

Minster Elementary School

St. John Cemetery, Cincinnati

New St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati

Old St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cincinnati

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German-language newspapers outside of German-speaking countries

Europe

Spain	Madrider Zeitung
France	Gegen Engeland (Brest)
Croatia	Adria Zeitung (2003-2013, was primarily aimed for tourists from German-speaking countries, not German-speaking diaspora)

Asia

China	Shandong Tsingtauer Neueste Nachrichten (Qingdao) Shanghai Deutsche Shanghai Zeitung* Der Ostasiatische Lloyd Shanghai Jewish Chronicle The Shanghai Herald German Supplement