Joseph Crétin
Joseph Crétin (19 December 1799 – 22 February 1857) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Cretin Avenue in St. Paul, Cretin-Derham Hall High School, and Cretin Hall at the University of St. Thomas are named for him.
The Right Reverend Joseph Crétin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Saint Paul | |
Joseph Crétin circa 1850 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Saint Paul |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 Dec 1823 by Bishop Alexandre-Raymond Devie |
| Consecration | 26 Jan 1851 by Bishop Alexandre-Raymond Devie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 Dec 1799 |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul 44.9679°N 93.1326°W |
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