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.

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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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Spring Hill College founder Michael Portier