Benedict Joseph Flaget
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Benedict Joseph Flaget was a French-born Roman Catholic bishop who became the first bishop of Bardstown, Kentucky, and a pioneering church leader in the early United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French emigrant to the United States
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Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedAs | first Bishop of Bardstown ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Pius VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1763-11-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Contournat, near Billom, Auvergne, Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | John Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1810-11-04 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfOrdination | 1788-06-01 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1850-02-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bardstown
NERFINISHED
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sulpician seminary at Clermont-Ferrand
NERFINISHED
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Sulpician seminary at Issy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Flaget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Benedict
NERFINISHED
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Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Flaget High School, Louisville, named in his honor ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding and building churches and schools in Kentucky
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pastoral work among frontier Catholic communities ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Saint-Sulpice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NERFINISHED
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Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a pioneering Catholic church leader in the early United States
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organizing the Catholic Church in Kentucky ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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missionary ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Bardstown
NERFINISHED
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Bishop of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | office created ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| religiousOrder | Sulpicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Bardstown, Kentucky, United States
NERFINISHED
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| successor | Guy Ignatius Chabrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget