Louis Aloysius Lootens
Louis Aloysius Lootens | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver Island | |
| In office | 1876–1898 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 14, 1851 by Bishop Modeste Demers |
| Consecration | August 9, 1869 by Archbishop Alemany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1827 Bruges |
| Died | January 13, 1898 (aged 70) Vancouver Island |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Parents | Charles and Catherine (née Beijaert) Lootens |
Louis Aloysius Lootens (March 17, 1827 – January 13, 1898) was a Belgian-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Vicar Apostolic of Idaho (1868–1876) and auxiliary bishop of Vancouver Island (1876–1898).
Biography[]
Early years[]
Lootens was born in Bruges to Charles and Catherine (née Beijaert) Lootens.[1] He studied for the priesthood in Paris, France, where he was ordained by Bishop Modeste Demers on June 14, 1851.[2] He immigrated to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1852, and spent nine years as a missionary in Vancouver Island and then six years in California, United States.[3] He was eventually incardinated into the Archdiocese of San Francisco by Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany.[1] He there served at St. Patrick's Church in Sonora, at St. Raphael's Church in Marin County, and at St. Vincent's Church in Petaluma.[1]
Episcopal ministry[]
On March 3, 1868, Lootens was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Idaho and Titular Bishop of Castabala by Pope Pius IX.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 9 from Archbishop Alemany, with Bishops Thaddeus Amat y Brusi and Eugene O'Connell serving as co-consecrators.[2] In 1870, the first Catholic church was erected in Boise, but was scarcely dedicated when it was burned down.[3] He resigned as vicar apostolic on July 16, 1876, and was subsequently appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Vancouver Island.[2]
Lootens died at Vancouver Island, at age 70.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Weber, Francis J. (1997). Some Historical Reflections on the Catholic Church in California. Saint Francis Historical Society.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Bishop Louis Aloysius Lootens". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Boise". Catholic Encyclopedia.
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- 1827 births
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- 19th-century Belgian Roman Catholic priests
- Roman Catholic bishops of Boise
- 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Belgian emigrants to the United States
- Belgian Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Clergy from Bruges