Antoine Blanc
Antoine Blanc (11 October 1792 – 20 June 1860) was the fifth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. His tenure, during which the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, was at a time of growth in the city, which he matched with the most rapid church expansion in the history of New Orleans. More new parishes were established in New Orleans under his episcopacy than at any other time.
The Most Reverend Antoine Blanc | |
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| Archbishop of New Orleans | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Installed | 19 June 1835 |
| Term ended | 20 June 1860 |
| Predecessor | Leo-Raymond de Neckere CM |
| Successor | Jean-Marie Odin CM |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 July 1816 by Cardinal Joseph Fesch |
| Consecration | 22 November 1835 by Joseph Rosati CM |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1792 Sury-le-Comtal, Rhône-et-Loire, French First Republic |
| Died | 20 June 1860 (aged 67) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Buried | St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Signature | |
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