Louis de Goesbriand
The Most Reverend Servant of God Louis de Goesbriand | |
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| Bishop of Burlington | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Burlington |
| In office | October 30, 1853—November 3, 1899 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | John Stephen Michaud |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 13, 1840 |
| Consecration | October 30, 1853 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1816 Saint-Urbain, Finistère, France |
| Died | November 3, 1899 (aged 83) Burlington, Vermont, United States |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
Louis Joseph Marie Théodore de Goesbriand (August 4, 1816 – November 3, 1899) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Burlington from 1853 until his death in 1899.
Early career[]
Goesbriand was born in Saint-Urbain, Finistère, and studied at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Joseph Rosati, C.M., on July 13, 1840.[2] After arriving in the United States, he did pastoral work in the Diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1840 to 1847 and then in the Diocese of Cleveland (where he served as vicar general)[3] until 1853.[1]
Elevation[]
On July 29, 1853, Louis de Goesbriand was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, by Pope Pius IX.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 30 from Archbishop Gaetano Bedini, with Bishops John McCloskey and Louis Amadeus Rappe serving as co-consecrators.[2][4] He began his new diocese with five priests, ten churches, and about 20,000 Catholics.[5]
Career as Bishop[]
In 1855, he went to Europe in January to secure priests from Ireland and his native France, and held the first diocesan synod during the following October.[5] There were at least 50 priests and 30 new parishes in the Burlington Diocese by the end of his episcopate.[3] He also attended the Plenary Councils of Baltimore (1866, 1884) and the First Vatican Council (1869–1870).[1] In 1893, he trusted the active administration of the diocese to his coadjutor, Bishop John Stephen Michaud.[3] Between 1891 and 1897, Goesbriand translated the works of Pierre Chaignon, S.J. from French to English, including Meditations for the Use of the Secular Clergy and The Sacrifice of the Mass Worthily Celebrated.
Death[]
Bishop de Goesbriand later died at St. Joseph's Orphan Home[6] age 83, as the oldest bishop in the United States.[3] He is buried at Resurrection Park in South Burlington.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Most Reverend Louis Joseph Mary Theodore De Goesbriand, First Bishop of Burlington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bishop Louis Joseph Mary Theodore De Goesbriand". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE BURLINGTON". Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
- ^ See: James Roosevelt Bayley#First Bishop of Newark.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Burlington". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Bishop De Goesbriand Dead; Head of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vt., Passes Away". The New York Times. 1899-11-04.
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- 1816 births
- 1899 deaths
- French emigrants to the United States
- Seminary of Saint-Sulpice (France) alumni
- People from Finistère
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
- Roman Catholic bishops of Burlington
- French Roman Catholic bishops in North America
- French Roman Catholic priests
- 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- American Servants of God
- 20th-century venerated Christians