Albert Henry Ottenweller

Albert Henry Ottenweller (April 5, 1916 – September 23, 2012) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville in Ohio from 1977 to 1992. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Toledo in Ohio from 1974 to 1977.

Biography

Early life Albert Ottenweller was born in Stanford, Montana, to Charles and Mary (née Hake) Ottenweller. At age six, his family moved to Leipsic, Ohio, where he attended the parochial school of St. Mary's Parish. He then attended St. Joseph's High School and St. Joseph's College, both in Rensselaer, Indiana. Ottenweller continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1943. After his ordination, Ottenweller had the following parish assignments in Ohio:

Curate at St. John's in Delphos (1943 - 1959) Pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Blakeslee (1961 to 1962) Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Bono (1962 – 1968) Pastor of St. John's in Delphos (1968 – 1976) Pastor of St. Michael's in Findlay (1976 – 1977)