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Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. Born in Osogun (in what is now Ado-Awaye , Oyo State , Nigeria), he and his family were captured by Fulani slave raiders when he was about twelve years old. [ 2 ]
Samuel Crowther may refer to: Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809–1891), first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria; Samuel Crowther (journalist) (1880–1947), American journalist, writer and biographer; Sam Crowther (born 2000), Dutch footballer
Dandeson Coates Crowther [1] Archdeacon Dandeson Coates Crowther (24 September 1844 - 5 January 1938) was a son of Archbishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther [2] and a leader of the Anglican Church in West Africa. He was born in Sierra Leone. [3] He was a part of the Christian Missionary Society (CMS) in 1870 and titled as "Archdeacon" of the Niger Delta ...
Simon L. Leis, Jr. – Hamilton County, Ohio prosecutor and sheriff; Mark Lippert – former ambassador to South Korea; Jesse D. Locker – former Cincinnati city councilman and United States Ambassador to Liberia, 1953–55; Nicholas Longworth – former Speaker of the House and Majority Leader; Charlie Luken – former congressman and mayor ...
Upon Bishop McIlvaine's death in 1873, Gregory Thurston Bedell became the Third Bishop of Ohio, having been consecrated as assistant bishop in 1859. Bishop Bedell had staunchly supported the Union in the Civil War, and, like McIlvaine, has been credited with keeping the Episcopal Church unified during this time, unlike many other denominations. [4]
In 1872, Pope Pius IX appointed Reverend Richard Gilmour of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as the second bishop of Cleveland. As bishop, Gilmour founded The Catholic Universe newspaper in 1874. In 1877, the Cuyahoga County auditor announced plans to tax Catholic churches and schools.
Police say a man was killed and a teen was wounded in a shooting near the University of Cincinnati on Thursday. The shooting happened at a home in the 200 block of Fosdick Street around 11 p.m.
St. Stephen Church and Rectory is a registered historic building in Hamilton, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1982-07-29. Located in Hamilton's German Village Historic District, the church building is home to Saint Julie Billiart Catholic Parish, an active parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati.