Jean-Baptiste Salpointe
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Jean-Baptiste Salpointe (February 22, 1825 – July 15, 1898) was the first Bishop of Arizona and the second Archbishop of Santa Fe.
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Archbishop of Santa Fe | |
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Archdiocese | Santa Fe |
In office | July 18, 1885 – January 7, 1894 |
Predecessor | Jean-Baptiste Lamy |
Successor | Placide Louis Chapelle |
Other post(s) | Vicar General of the Arizona Missions (1864–1868) Bishop of Arizona Territory (1868–1885) |
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Ordination | 20 December 1851 |
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Born | (1825-02-25)25 February 1825 Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
Died | 15 July 1898(1898-07-15) (aged 73) Tucson, Arizona, United States |
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