Dennis Marion Schnurr
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Dennis Marion Schnurr (born June 21, 1948) is an American prelate who serves as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Early life and education
Dennis Schnurr was born in Sheldon, Iowa, to Edward and Eleanor (née Jungers) Schnurr. He has two brothers and three sisters, and is one of six children. He was raised in Hospers, Iowa, and attended Spalding Catholic High School in Granville, Iowa, before moving to Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1970, Schnurr received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then went to Rome, where he earned a Master of Theology degree from Pontifical Gregorian University in 1974.
Bishop Frank Greteman ordained Schnurr to the priesthood in Iowa's Diocese of Sioux City on July 20, 1974. He was appointed as an associate pastor at the Cathedral of Epiphany and Blessed Sacrament Parish in Sioux City for the next three years after his ordination.
Schnurr graduated with a Doctorate of Canon Law in 1977 in Washington, D.C., where he studied at the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law. After graduation, he returned to Sioux City to serve as the diocese's vice-chancellor. Schnurr was appointed chancellor, the diocesan finance officer (1980–1985), a judge on the diocesan tribunal (1980–1985), and secretary of the presbyteral council (1981–1985).
Schnurr was admitted to the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C., in 1985. He served as associate general secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 1989 to 1995; during his time as president, he oversaw those departments responsible with education, domestic and international social policy, and communications. Schnurr was involved with the 1993 World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado. He was promoted to the rank of prelate of his holiness in 1993 as well as the election of the USCCB's general secretary in 1994.
Pope John Paul II appointed Schnurr as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Duluth on January 18, 2001. Archbishop Harry Flynn made his episcopal consecration on April 2, 2001, with Archbishop Gabriel Higuera and Bishop Lawrence Soens as co-consecrators. Schnurr received Quaerite faciem Domini, a Latin word that means "See the face of the Lord" from Psalms 105:4.
By Pope Benedict XVI on October 17, 2008, Schnurr was elected coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Schnurr came as a coadjutor and replaced Pilarczyk when he retired on December 21, 2009. Schnurr protested the Trump administration's inclusion of a Muslim majority nation in January 21, 2017. According to Schnurr, refugees have the right to seek a safe place for themselves and their families.
Schnurr withdrawn archdiocese permission for a "Violence Against Women" festival at Seton High School, a Catholic school in Cincinnati, in 2010 because one of the speakers favor abortion rights for women. The speaker was disinvited by the sponsors, but the Archdiocese itself refused to provide it.
Schnurr expressed "enormous dissatisfaction" with the Vatican's request for the USCCB to postpone a vote on a bill tightening procedures for sexual harassment allegations on November 21, 2018. The Vatican said it wanted to consider a global response first. Schnurr dismissed Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Binzer from his position as the head of priest staff in August 2019. Geoff Drew, a priest in St. Jude Parish, assaulted a 10-year-old boy between 1988 and 1991. Binzer failed to notify the archbishop or other officials in the archdiocese after learning of these allegations. In May 2020, Binzer resigned as the auxiliary bishop.
Schnurr has decided not to renew Jim Zimmerman's employment at Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio, because he was in the midst of a same-sex marriage. Zimmerman, a 23-year teacher, was open about his relationship with school teachers, other faculty, and students. According to Zimmerman, a neighborhood friend notified Schnurr of the marriage. Supporters at Alter High School and in Kettering accused Schnurr of homophobia, which he strongly denied.
Schnurr disapproved of a town hall hosted by President Joe Biden at Mount Saint Joseph University in Cincinnati, but that it was not within his power to prevent it. Schnurr did not elaborate on his reasoning. Schnurr said he would not have accepted the event on archdiocese property.