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In 1870, St. Mary Parish (the Cathedral Parish) purchased a 43 acre plot of land on the Lexington Pike (Dixie Highway) for use as a parish cemetery. Bishop Augustus Maria Toebbe blessed the cemetery on July 17, 1870. The property was purchased for $9,500.00. Immediately, steps were taken to layout the lots and to beautify the grounds. Over the next few decades, the cemetery was expanded in size.
St. Mary Cemetery was the first to enter the Diocese of Covington Cemetery System. In addition, the cemetery is the resting-place for all the deceased bishops of Covington (except for Bishop Ferdinand Brossart who is buried at St. Anne Convent Cemetery in Melbourne, KY).
2201 Dixie Highway
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky