Modeste Demers
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Modeste Demers (11 October 1809 – 28 July 1871) was a Roman Catholic Bishop and missionary in the Oregon Country.[1] A native of Quebec, he traveled overland to the Pacific Northwest and preached in the Willamette Valley and later in what would become British Columbia.
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Modeste Demers | |
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Bishop of Vancouver Island | |
Province | Oregon City |
Diocese | Vancouver Island |
Appointed | July 28, 1846 |
Installed | November 30, 1847 |
Term ended | July 28, 1871 |
Successor | Charles John Seghers |
Orders | |
Ordination | February 7, 1836 by Joseph Signay |
Consecration | November 30, 1847 by François Norbert Blanchet |
Personal details | |
Born | (1809-10-11)October 11, 1809 |
Died | July 28, 1871(1871-07-28) (aged 61) Victoria, British Columbia |
Buried | St. Andrew's Cathedral |
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Michel Demers & Rosalie Foucher |
Education | Séminaire de Québec |
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