Bible Dictionaries
Blanchet, Augustin Magloire

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Blanche of Castile

Next Entry
Blanchet, Francois Norbert

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Blanchet, Augustin Magloire
Encyclopedias
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Augustin Magloire Blanchet

(1797-1887) Brother of Fancois Norbert Blanchet, first Bishop of Walla Walla, Washington (present see, Seattle), born Saint Pierre; died Fort Vancouver, Washington. He was ordained, 1821, consecrated at Montreal, 1846, and reached Walla Walla, 1847, by wagon overland through the United States. When the Diocese of Walla Walla was suppressed and the Diocese of Nesqually erected, 1850, he officiated at first in a log cathedral at Fort Vancouver. He resigned, 1879.