Michael Portier
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Michael Portier was a 19th-century Catholic bishop and missionary who became the first Bishop of Mobile and a key figure in developing Catholic education in the American South.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century Roman Catholic bishop
ⓘ
Catholic bishop ⓘ Roman Catholic missionary ⓘ |
| appointedAsBishopOfMobileBy | Pope Leo XII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1795-09-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Montbrison, Loire, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mobile, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Joseph Rosati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1826-11-05 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1859-05-14 ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1859 ⓘ |
| episcopalSee | Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Portier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Catholic schools in Alabama
ⓘ
Spring Hill College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Right Reverend ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Portier Center at Spring Hill College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clergy of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Bishop of Mobile
ⓘ
developing Catholic education in the American South ⓘ missionary work in the American South ⓘ |
| officeEndForBishopOfMobile | 1859 ⓘ |
| officeStartForBishopOfMobile | 1829 ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1818-05-29 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Mobile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vicar Apostolic of Alabama and the Floridas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | none (first Bishop of Mobile) ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| startTime | 1826 ⓘ |
| successor | John Quinlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
missionary priest in the Mississippi Valley
ⓘ
pastor in New Orleans ⓘ |
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