Joseph R. Binzer

The Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer
The Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer in 2012.
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-26) April 26, 1955 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
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Styles of Joseph R. Binzer

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

Joseph Robert Binzer (born April 26, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio since April 6, 2011.^[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Joseph Binzer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, one of seven children of Robert and Joan (née Metz) Binzer.^[2] He received his early education at St. Ann School in Groesbeck, and graduated from La Salle High School in 1973.^[3] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business with a major in accountancy from Miami University in 1977.^[4] He then worked for eleven years as a Certified Public Accountant with Crowe, Chizek & Co. in South Bend, Indiana, and with Arthur Young & Co. in Cincinnati.^[2]

Ordination and ministry

In 1988, Binzer began his studies for the priesthood by entering Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Cincinnati.^[4] He earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1994.^[1] On June 4, 1994, he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.^[5]

His first assignment was as a parochial vicar at St. Dominic Church in Delhi, where he remained for three years.^[3] He then continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he obtained a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1999.^[1]

After returning to Cincinnati, he served as a resident associate at St. Bartholomew Church in Finneytown and member of the archdiocesan Tribunal.^[4] He was master of ceremonies for Archbishop Pilarczyk from 2000 to 2003.^[3] In 2003, he was named chancellor of the Archdiocese, pastor of St. Louis Church in Cincinnati, and director of the Archdiocese's Department of Executive Services.^[4] In addition to these posts, he became vicar general of the Archdiocese in 2007.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati

On April 6, 2011, Binzer was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati and Titular Bishop of Subbar by Pope Benedict XVI.^[5] He received his episcopal consecration on June 9, 2011. The Archbishop of Cincinnati, Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr, was the principal consecrator. The principal co-consecrators were the Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Daniel Edward Pilarczyk; and the new Bishop of Joliet, Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon. The episcopal consecration was held at Cincinnati's Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.^[5]

References

1 2 3 4 "Pope Names Vicar General as Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2011-04-06.
1 2 "Father Joseph Binzer appointed auxiliary bishop for Cincinnati". The Catholic Telegraph. 2011-04-06.
1 2 3 "Bishop Binzer: Curriculum Vitae". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
1 2 3 4 "Biographical Sketch". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
1 2 3 "Bishop Joseph Robert Binzer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati 2011—Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Archdiocese of Cincinnati

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

Churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

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

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

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

Catholicism Portal

Cincinnati Portal

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