Augustin-Magloire Blanchet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Catholic bishop
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Place of Birth: Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada
About Augustin-Magloire Blanchet
- Augustin Magloire Alexandre Blanchet (22 August 1797 – 25 February 1887) was a French Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest who served as the first bishop of the now-defunct Diocese of Walla Walla and of the Diocese of Nesqually (now known as the Archdiocese of Seattle).
- Along with his elder brother and several other fellow French Canadian missionaries, Blanchet was instrumental in establishing the Catholic Church presence in the present-day U.S.
- state of Washington.
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