Joseph Sadoc Alemany
Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. (Spanish: José Sadoc Alemany y Conill; July 3, 1814 – April 14, 1888) was a Spanish Catholic clergyman, who served most of his career in California. He served as the first Bishop of Monterey (1850–53) and then as Archbishop of San Francisco (1853–84).
The Most Reverend Joseph Sadoc Alemany | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of San Francisco | |
| See | San Francisco |
| Installed | July 29, 1853 |
| Term ended | December 28, 1884 |
| Successor | Patrick William Riordan |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Monterey (1850–1853) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 11, 1837 by Gaspare Bernardo Pianetti |
| Consecration | June 30, 1850 by Giacomo Filippo Fransoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josep Sadoc Alemany i Conill July 3, 1814 Vic, Catalonia, Spain |
| Died | April 14, 1888 (aged 73) Valencia, Spain |
| Buried | Church of Sant Domènec, Vic, Catalonia, Spain (1888-1965); Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, United States |
| Nationality | Spanish American (ca. 1855) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | Antoni Alemany i Font & Miquela dels Sants Conill i Saborit |
| Alma mater | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
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