Joseph Rosati

Servant of God

Joseph Rosati

C.M.
Servant of God; Joseph Rosati; C.M.
First Bishop of Saint Louis
Native name	Giuseppe Rosati
See	Saint Louis
Appointed	20 March 1827
Term ended	25 September 1843
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Tanagra, Greece (13 February 1822 – 19 March 1827); Vicar Apostolic of Mississippi and Alabama (13 August 1822 – 13 July 1823); Coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (14 July 1823 – 17 July 1826); Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of New Orleans (18 July 1826 – 4 August 1829); Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of St. Louis (18 July 1826 – 19 March 1827);
Orders
Ordination	10 February 1811
Consecration	25 March 1824; by Bishop Louis Dubourg, S.S.
Personal details
Born	12 January 1789; Sora, Campania, Kingdom of Naples
Died	25 September 1843 (aged 54); Montecitorio, Rome, Italy
Buried	Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationality	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sainthood
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Title as Saint	Servant of God

Joseph Rosati, CM (30 January 1789 – 25 September 1843) was an Italian-born Catholic missionary to the United States who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Saint Louis between 1826 and 1843. A member of the Congregation of the Mission, in 1820 he was appointed provincial superior over all the Vincentians in the United States.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.