Reverend Paul A. Bader died on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on August 2, 1934, in Cincinnati, and baptized at Holy Family Church, Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West. He was ordained on May 27, 1961, by Archbishop Karl J. Alter at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Cincinnati.

Father Bader received his first assignment on June 16, 1961, as assistant pastor of St. Columban Parish, Loveland. On September 4, 1968, he was appointed assistant pastor at St. Antoninus Parish, Cincinnati. On June 9, 1970, he was appointed assistant chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. On June 20, 1973, he was appointed assistant pastor at St. Ann Parish, Hamilton. On July 24, 1973, he was appointed chaplain of the St. Vincent de Paul Council in Hamilton. Father Bader was appointed pastor of St. Ann Parish, Hamilton on November 15, 1977. He was appointed Dean of the Hamilton Deanery on July 1, 1983, and remained Dean until February 1986. On June 23, 1986, Father Bader was appointed pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Greenhills (Cincinnati). He was appointed pastor of St. William Parish, Cincinnati on July 15, 1998, and re-appointed as pastor of St. William Parish on July 16, 2004. Father Bader retired from active ministry on July 1, 2005.

Reception of the Body: Friday, December 13, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 17 Farragut Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45218; (513-825-8626.) Celebrant and Homilist: Very Reverend Jan K. Schmidt. Visitation: will continue until the Mass of Christian Burial begins.

Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, December 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. Celebrant and Homilist: Reverend Alexander C. McCullough.

Burial: Friday, December 13, 2024, following the Mass of Christian Burial, at Saint Joseph New Cemetery, 4500 Foley Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238. Celebrant: Deacon Matthew Skinner.