Der Wahrheitsfreund

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Der Wahrheitsfreund
TypeWeekly (Wednesdays) [1]
Format31 by 46 inches (79 cm × 117 cm) [1]
Owner(s) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Publisher Benziger Brothers
Founded1837
Language German
Ceased publication1907
Headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Circulation 14,400 (1875) [2]
Sister newspapers The Catholic Telegraph
OCLC number 631796295

Der Wahrheitsfreund or Der Wahrheits-Freund ("The Friend of Truth") was the first German language Catholic newspaper in the United States, [3] [4] and one of many German-language newspapers in Cincinnati, Ohio during the nineteenth century. It was published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and proceeds went to the St. Aloysius Orphan Society.

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History

At the time of the paper's first issue on July 20, 1837, [5] the Diocese of Cincinnati covered the entirety of Ohio and its English-language weekly, The Catholic Telegraph , had circulated for several years. The Wahrheitsfreund's founder, vicar general John Henni, served as editor from its founding to his appointment as the first Bishop of Milwaukee in 1843. [6] By 1875, the paper had 14,400 subscribers. [2] In 1907, the Wahrheitsfreund merged with Rev. Joseph Jessing's Ohio Waisenfreund (Ohio Orphan's Friend). [7]

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