Augustin-Magloire Blanchet
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Augustin Magloire Alexandre Blanchet (22 August 1797 – 25 February 1887) was a French Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the now-defunct Diocese of Walla Walla and of the Diocese of Nesqually in present-day Washington.
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Augustin-Magloire Blanchet | |
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Bishop of Nesqually | |
Province | Oregon City |
Diocese | Nesqually |
Appointed | May 31, 1850 |
Installed | July 28, 1850 |
Term ended | July 14, 1879 |
Predecessor | Inaugural bishop |
Successor | Egidius Junger |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Walla Walla, Oregon Country (1846–1850) |
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Ordination | June 3, 1821 by Joseph-Octave Plessis |
Consecration | September 27, 1846 by Ignace Bourget |
Personal details | |
Born | (1797-08-22)22 August 1797 [St-Pierre-de-La-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada |
Died | 25 February 1887(1887-02-25) (aged 89) Vancouver, Washington Territory, US |
Buried | Holyrood Catholic Cemetery, Shoreline, Washington |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Along with his elder brother and other fellow French Canadian missionaries, Blanchet established the Catholic Church presence in what later became Washington.