Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church (Bethlehem, Ohio) records, 1844-1924

Collection

Identifier: MMS-1372

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

Church record book, including baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths.

Dates

Creation: 1844-1924

Extent

1 Reels

Creator

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church (Bethlehem, Ohio) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church began as a station of Peru, OH in 1834. It remained a station of Peru until 1836, when it became a station of Tiffin until 1839. During this time land was purchased for the church and the first church and school was built in 1837. Between 1839 through 1852 several pastors served Sacred Heart of Jesus as a mission.

The first resident pastor came to Bethlehem in 1852, Father Peter Kreusch. In 1853, he oversaw the building of their second church. He also served several missions and stations, including Crestline, Bucyrus, Galion, Loudonville, New Washington, and Mansfield.

A third church and final church was built in 1895 to help serve the growing congregation. Between the years of 1890 and 1967 Sacred Heart of Jesus had many pastors and made many renovations to the church and school.

In 1967, Sacred Heart of Jesus became a mission of the parish in Shelby. But in 1968, the resident pastor of Shelby, Father Gans, moved from Shelby to Bethlehem, making the Shelby Parish a mission of Bethlehem.

Sources: History of the Diocese of Toledo, Northern Ohio-West Central and Central Section.

Conditions Governing Access

There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

Some records are in Latin.

Additional Description

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.

Related Materials

Later records for this church dating from 1924 are found in MS-0833.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church 1924 - 2001 were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in February 2001, with the cooperation of Reverend John Missler of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and Frank Beier of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Ohio.