Louis William Valentine Dubourg

Louis William Valentine Dubourg (1766 – 1833) was a leader of the Roman Catholic Church who played an active role in the growth of the church in the early years of the United States.

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1766 - 1833 - Roman Catholic Church - United States

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He was born in Cape Francois, Santo Domingo, now known as Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.

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Cap-Haïtien - Haiti

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He was ordained a priest in Paris in 1790, and was studying at the Sorbonne at the advent of the French Revolution. Events caused him to be concerned for his safety, so he took shelter with his family in Bordeaux, escaped to Spain, and sailed to the United States in 1794. He entered a seminary in Baltimore, Maryland and became a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice one year later.

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Paris - 1790 - Sorbonne - French Revolution - Bordeaux - 1794 - Baltimore, Maryland - Society of Saint-Sulpice

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He was appointed president of Georgetown College in 1796.

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He invited the widow Elizabeth Ann Seton to Baltimore in 1808 to establish a Catholic school for girls and later a sisterhood there.

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Elizabeth Ann Seton - 1808 - Sisterhood

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He becane the administrator of the Louisiana Territory in 1812, and was named the second bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas in 1815. Joseph Rosati became his coadjutor in 1825, and after Dubourg returned to France, Rosati became the first bishop of the new diocese of Saint Louis.

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Louisiana Territory - 1812 - Louisiana - East - West - 1815 - Joseph Rosati - Diocese of Saint Louis

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Dubourg served as Bishop of Montauban in France, and was appointed Archbishop of Besançon in February 1833. He died later that same year.

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Montauban - Besançon - 1833

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