Anthony John King Mussio

Photograph from about 1973

Anthony John King Mussio (June 13, 1902—April 15, 1978) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio (1945-1977).

Biography

John Mussio was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to John Edward and Blanche (née King) Mussio.^[1] After graduating from St. Xavier High School in 1920, he studied at Xavier University, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1924.^[2] He earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in St. Joseph County, Indiana and, returning to Cincinnati, studied at the College-Conservatory of Music.^[2] While serving as an English professor at Xavier University from 1925 to 1930, he also studied law at the University of Cincinnati.^[2] He entered St. Gregory Preparatory Seminary in 1930 and afterwards Mount St. Mary's Seminary in 1932.^[1]

Mussio was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John T. McNicholas, O.P., on August 15, 1935.^[3] Furthering his studies in Rome, he earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in 1939 with a dissertation entitled The education of offspring : a primary end or matrimony^[4] Following his return to Cinicinnati that year, he became assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.^[2] He was named chancellor of the archdiocese and a Papal Chamberlain in 1942.^[2] In addition to his other duties, he taught canon law at Mount St. Mary's Seminary.^[2]

On March 10, 1945, Mussio was appointed the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Steubenville by Pope Pius XII.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 1 from Archbishop McNicholas, with Bishops Michael Joseph Ready and George John Rehring serving as co-consecrators, at St. Monica's Pro-Cathedral.^[3] He was installed at Holy Name Cathedral on May 23, 1945.^[3] During his 32-year-long tenure, he established 73 parishes and 20 missions, the College of Steubenville, St. John Vianney Seminary, a Camaldolese hermitage, Samaritan House, Catholic Social Services, and St. John's Villa.^[5] He also founded the diocesan newspaper, The Steubenville Register.^[5] He was appointed an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne on June 8, 1960.^[2] Between 1962 and 1965, Mussio attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. In accord with the Council's reforms, he established the Steubenville Ecumenical Institute to foster better relationships among Christians and Jews.^[5] In addition to his duties as diocesan bishop, he served as a member of the Episcopal Commission of the Legion of Decency and as episcopal moderator of the Catholic Broadcasters Association.^[2]

After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Mussio resigned as Bishop of Steubenville on September 27, 1977.^[3] He died less than seven months later.

References

1 2 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bishop Mussio". Bishop John King Mussio Central Elementary School.
1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop John Anthony King Mussio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=67MNAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA340#v=onepage&q&f=false Accesses 15 Jan., 2015; The American Catholic Who's Who, wol. 14, ed. Georgina Pell Curtis, Benedict Elder, p. 340
1 2 3 "Our History". Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville.

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Preceded by none	Bishop of Steubenville 1945—1977	Succeeded by Albert Henry Ottenweller

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Bishops	Anthony Mussio Albert Ottenweller Gilbert Sheldon Robert Conlon Jeffrey Monforton

Churches	Cathedral Holy Name Cathedral Basilica Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption, Marietta Parishes Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fulda St. Henry's Catholic Church, Harriettsville St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Morges

Education	Higher Education Franciscan University of Steubenville High Schools Catholic Central High School, Steubenville St. John Central High School, Bellaire Saint Joseph Central High School, Ironton

Other	Franciscan Sisters of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother

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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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Cathedral	Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral

Parishes	Cincinnati Church of the Annunciation Immaculata Church Old St. Mary's Church 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 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

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 McAuley High School Archbishop McNicholas High School Mother of Mercy 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

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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

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