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Michael Portier

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Bishop Michael Portier (September 7, 1795, Montbrison, France – May 14, 1859, Mobile, Alabama) was a Roman Catholic bishop in the United States and the first Bishop of Mobile. [1]

34 relations: Alabama, Apostolic vicariate, Baltimore, Bishop, Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Mobile, Alabama), Catholic Church, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Emmitsburg, Maryland, Eucharist, Excellency, Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), John Quinlan, John Stephen Bazin, Joseph Rosati, Louis William Valentine Dubourg, Mathias Loras, Mobile, Alabama, Monsignor, Montbrison, Loire, Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, Parish, Pensacola, Florida, Providence Hospital (Mobile, Alabama), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile, Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah, Sacraments of the Catholic Church, Spring Hill College, St. Augustine, Florida, St. Mary's Seminary and University, The Most Reverend, Titular bishop.

Alabama

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Apostolic vicariate

An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church centered in missionary regions and countries where a diocese has not yet been established.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Bishop

A bishop (English derivation from the New Testament of the Christian Bible Greek επίσκοπος, epískopos, "overseer", "guardian") is an ordained, consecrated, or appointed member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.

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Brothers of the Sacred Heart

The Brothers of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1821 by the Reverend André Coindre (1787-1826).

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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Mobile, Alabama)

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception de Mobile) is a cathedral serving Roman Catholics in the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Societas Filiarum Caritatis a S. Vincentio de Paulo), called in English the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul is a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church.

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Emmitsburg, Maryland

Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, just south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania.

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Eucharist

The Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper, among other names) is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others.

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Excellency

Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy.

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Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and a commercial and entertainment district located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River.

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John Quinlan

Bishop John Quinlan (October 19, 1826, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland – March 9, 1883, Alabama) was a Roman Catholic bishop and the second Bishop of Mobile.

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John Stephen Bazin

Bishop John Stephen (Jean Etienne) Bazin was the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Vincennes (now the Archdiocese of Indianapolis).

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Joseph Rosati

Joseph Rosati, C.M., was an (Italian-born) Catholic missionary in the United States who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Saint Louis between 1826 and 1843.

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Louis William Valentine Dubourg

Louis William Valentine Dubourg (Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg; 1766–1833) was a Sulpician bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the early years of the United States in St. Louis, Missouri, and later an Archbishop in France.

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Mathias Loras

Bishop Mathias Loras (August 30, 1792 – February 19, 1858) was an immigrant French priest to the United States who later became the first bishop of the Dubuque Diocese in what would become the state of Iowa.

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Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States.

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Monsignor

Monsignor is an honorific form of address for those members of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church including bishops, honorary prelates and canons.

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Montbrison, Loire

Montbrison is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary

The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Latin: Ordo Visitationis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis, V.H.M.) or the Visitation Order is an enclosed Roman Catholic religious order for women.

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Parish

A parish is a church territorial entity constituting a division within a diocese.

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Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, approximately from the border with Alabama, and the county seat of Escambia County, in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Providence Hospital (Mobile, Alabama)

Providence Hospital is a 349-bed high-rise hospital in the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque (Archidioecesis Dubuquensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis (Archidioecesis Indianapolitana) is a division of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile

The Archdiocese of Mobile (Latin: Archidioecesis Mobiliensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the lower 28 counties of Alabama.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising 90 of the southern counties of the state of Georgia.

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Sacraments of the Catholic Church

There are seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, which according to Catholic theology were instituted by Jesus and entrusted to the Church.

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Spring Hill College

Spring Hill College is a private, Roman Catholic, Jesuit, liberal arts college in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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St. Augustine, Florida

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St. Mary's Seminary and University

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The Most Reverend

The Most Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures, primarily within the historic denominations of Christianity, but occasionally in some more modern traditions also.

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Titular bishop

A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Portier

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