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Antoine Blanc
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Antoine Blanc (11 October 1792 – 20 June 1860) was the fifth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. His tenure, during which the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, was at a time of growth in the city, which he matched with the most rapid church expansion in the history of New Orleans.[1] More new parishes were established in New Orleans under his episcopacy than at any other time.
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The Most Reverend Antoine Blanc | |
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Archbishop of New Orleans | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans |
Installed | 19 June 1835 |
Term ended | 20 June 1860 |
Predecessor | Leo-Raymond de Neckere CM |
Successor | Jean-Marie Odin CM |
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Ordination | 22 July 1816 by Cardinal Joseph Fesch |
Consecration | 22 November 1835 by Joseph Rosati CM |
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Born | (1792-10-11)11 October 1792 |
Died | 20 June 1860(1860-06-20) (aged 67) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Buried | St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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