Alexandre-Antonin Taché

Alexandre-Antonin Taché, O.M.I., (23 July 1823 22 June 1894) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, missionary of the Oblate order, author, and the first Archbishop of Saint Boniface in Manitoba, Canada.

The Most Reverend

Alexandre-Antonin Taché, O.M.I.
Archbishop of Saint Boniface
Archbishop Taché circa 1890
ArchdioceseSaint Boniface
Installed7 June 1853
Term ended22 June 1894
PredecessorNorbert Provencher
SuccessorAdélard Langevin, O.M.I.
Orders
Ordination12 October 1845
Consecration23 November 1851
Personal details
Born(1823-07-23)23 July 1823
Rivière-du-Loup
Province of Lower Canada
Died22 June 1894(1894-06-22) (aged 70)
St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
BuriedSt. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery
NationalityCanadian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsCharles Taché and Louise-Henriette de Labroquerie
OccupationMissionary and Archbishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materGrand Seminaire, Montreal, Quebec
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