Bishop Camillus Paul Maes

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Bishop Camillus Paul Maes

Birth
Kortrijk, Arrondissement Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium
Death
11 May 1915 (aged 69)
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Former baptistry southeast of the altar.
Memorial ID
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Consecrated Third Bishop of Covington, January 25, 1885. Oversaw and guided the construction of the cathedral, 1894-1901.

Born Camillus Polydorus Maes at Kortrijk, he was a son of Johannes Maes and Justina Ghyoot. An account of his early career appeared in Rond den Heerd, vol. 19, no. 40, pp. 313-314 (October 5, 1884).

His remains were exhumed in late September 2019 from St Mary's Cemetery in Fort Mitchell and reinterred at their present location with funeral mass and entombment ceremonies on October 26, 2019.
Consecrated Third Bishop of Covington, January 25, 1885. Oversaw and guided the construction of the cathedral, 1894-1901.

Born Camillus Polydorus Maes at Kortrijk, he was a son of Johannes Maes and Justina Ghyoot. An account of his early career appeared in Rond den Heerd, vol. 19, no. 40, pp. 313-314 (October 5, 1884).

His remains were exhumed in late September 2019 from St Mary's Cemetery in Fort Mitchell and reinterred at their present location with funeral mass and entombment ceremonies on October 26, 2019.