Biography
He trained at the Seminaire de Quebec and was ordained on 07/02/1836.
He was curate at Trois-Rivieres and at Trois Pistoles.
He was sent in 1838 as a missionary to the Oregon Territory. First pastor of St. John's Church at Oregon City.
He was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Vancouver Island (with responsibility for the Queen Charlotte Islands and New Caledonia) consecrated in 30/11/1846.
He toured the east coast of Vancouver Island in 1855.
He attended the First Vatican Council 1869-70.
References
- Lugrin, N. deB. (1928)
- Peake, Frank A. (1959)
- Nobbs, Ruby M. (1998)
