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 In March 1843, the bishop of Cincinnati entrusted to a
group of German Catholics the duty of providing proper Catholic burial
for Catholics in the German Catholic congregations of Cincinnati.
The society began with 19.22 acres at West Eighth
Street and Enright in Price Hill. From this small beginning over 150 years
ago, the legacy of sacred trust continues today as the Cincinnati
Catholic Cemetery Society. Today, the society's mission is to provide a
means for proper Catholic burial and the maintenance of burial property
for all Catholic congregations of the Cincinnati area.
The Cincinnati Catholic Cemetery Society is committed
to care, concern, cooperation and service.
The pastors of affiliated parishes make recommendations for potential
members of the Board of Trustees. Through the years, trustees have taken steps to ensure enough
burial space for future generations and to guarantee continued financial
stability.
This means that every Catholic in the Cincinnati area
has the opportunity for burial arrangements when religious
considerations are of utmost importance.
It means that loved ones need not worry about
perpetual care and maintenance of burial space. It means that grounds
crew and office personnel are dedicated to providing respect to all who
enter cemetery gates. It means the Catholic committal services can be
conducted in a proper religious setting.
Through the years CCCS has expanded to meet the needs
of the growing metropolitan area. The original St. Joseph's Cemetery has
grown to several hundred acres at West Eighth and Seton Avenues in
Cincinnati's West Side. In 1849 the society added St. John's
Cemetery, 4423 Vine St. in
St. Bernard; and in 1873 it added St. Mary's
Cemetery, 701 E. Ross Ave.
in St. Bernard.
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