Background
Ottenweller, Albert Henry was born on April 5, 1916 in Stanford, Montana, United States. Son of Charles and Mary (Hake) Ottenweller.
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Ottenweller, Albert Henry was born on April 5, 1916 in Stanford, Montana, United States. Son of Charles and Mary (Hake) Ottenweller.
At age six, he moved with his family to Leipsic, Ohio, where he attended the parochial school of Saint Mary"s Church. He then attended Saint Joseph"s High School and Saint Joseph"s College, both in Rensselaer, Indiana.
He served as Bishop of Steubenville from 1977 to 1992. He continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, District of Columbia, where he earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1943. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Karl Joseph Alter on June 19, 1943.
His first assignment was as a curate at Saint John"s Church in Delphos, where he remained for sixteen years.
He then served at Saint Richard"s Church in Swanton (1959-1961) before serving as pastor of Saint Joseph"s Church in Blakeslee from 1961 to 1962. He then served as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Bono (1962-1968), Saint John"s Church in Delphos (1968-1976), and Saint Michael"s Church in Findlay (1976-1977).
In addition to his pastoral duties, he served as director of the Spanish Apostolate (1958-1969) and was named vicar general of the Diocese of Toledo in 1968. On April 17, 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed Ottenweller auxiliary bishop of Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), and the Titular Bishop of Perdices.
He was consecrated on May 29, 1974.
Ottenweller was installed as bishop of the Steubenville Diocese on November 22, 1977, having been appointed by Pope Paul VI on October 11, 1977, where he remained until retirement on January 28, 1992.
Chairman laity committee National Conference Catholic Bishops, 1978. Member Ohio Governor's Committee on Migrant Labor, 1955—1975. Member governing board Retreats International, 1975.