Peter Joseph Lavialle

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Right Rev. Peter Joseph Lavialle
Bishop of Louisville
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeLouisville
In officeSeptember 24, 1865 – May 11, 1867
PredecessorBenedict Joseph Flaget, P.S.S.
SuccessorWilliam George McCloskey
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 2, 1844
ConsecrationSeptember 24, 1865
Personal details
Born(1820-07-15)July 15, 1820
Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne, France
DiedMay 11, 1867(1867-05-11) (aged 46)
Nazareth, Kentucky, United States

Peter Joseph Lavialle (July 15, 1820 – May 11, 1867) was a French-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Louisville from 1865 until his death in 1867.

Biography[]

Lavialle was born in Mauriac, Cantal, and there studied theology under the Sulpician Fathers.[1] In 1842 he accepted an invitation from his relative, Bishop Guy Ignatius Chabrat, to join the Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky.[2] Following his arrival in the United States, Lavialle continued his studies at the diocesan seminary and was ordained to the priesthood on February 2, 1844.[3] He then served as a curate at the cathedral until 1849, when he became professor of theology at St. Thomas Seminary.[2] In 1856 he was named president of St. Mary's College.[2] He was appointed to succeed Antoine Blanc as Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1860, but he refused the honor.[1]

On July 7, 1865, Lavialle was appointed Bishop of Louisville by Pope Pius IX.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 24 from Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, with Bishops Jacques-Maurice De Saint Palais and John McGill serving as co-consecrators.[3] During his short tenure, he conducted diocesan visitations, invited the Dominican Fathers and founded a convent for them, erected four churches in the episcopal see of Louisville alone.[1] He attended the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore in October 1866.[2]

Exhausted from his labors, Lavialle retired to St. Joseph's Infirmary and next to Nazareth, near Bardstown, where he later died at age 46.[1] He was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of the Assumption.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Clarke, Richard Henry. "RIGHT REV. PETER JOSEPH LAVIALLE, D.D.". Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Louisville". Catholic Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ a b c "Bishop Peter Joseph Lavialle". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Louisville
1865–1867 		Succeeded by
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