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Dontenwill, Augustine

1857–

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Biografie

He came to the United States as a young child.

He was ordained in 1885 as a Roman Catholic priest in the Oblate Order.

He taught for four years at the University of Ottawa.

In 1889 he went to New Westminster as Rector of St. Louis College.

He was consecrated as C-adjutore Bishop in 1897 and succeeded as Bishop of New Westminster on the death of Bishop Durieu on 01/06/1899.

He was created as Archbishop of Vancouver on 07/09/1908 but he was elected as Superior General of the Oblate Order so he resigned as Archbishop of Vancouver and was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais.

Referenzen

Cronin, Kay (1960)

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