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History: In the late 1850s, St. Stephen Parish in Newport purchased 11 acres of land on the Alexandria Pike in the current City of Ft. Thomas. The property was cleared and set aside for cemetery purposes. Bishop George Aloysius Carrell dedicated the cemetery on May 20, 1860.

In these early years, the cemetery was primarily a burial place for the parishioners of St. Stephen Parish. The purchase of additional property, however, made the cemetery desirable for Catholics of other parishes.

In 1908, a stone chapel was constructed. The chapel was dedicated in October 1908, by Bishop Camillus P. Maes. This chapel was removed and replaced by a chapel/mausoleum in 2001.

Originally a burial place for German Catholics, St. Stephen Cemetery is now the largest Catholic cemetery in Campbell County.