Camillus Paul Maes

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Belgian-American Catholic bishop (1846-1915)

United States WritersLived 1846 to 1915 · aged 69

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Camillus Paul Maes was a Belgian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of Covington in Kentucky from 1885 until his death in 1915.

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Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, Kentucky (2023)

Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (1920)

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Camillus Paul Maes was a Belgian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of Covington in Kentucky from 1885 until his death in 1915. He remains the longest-serving bishop of the diocese and, during his 30 years in office, he was most notably responsible for building the current Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption.

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