Augustin-Magloire Blanchet
Augustin-Magloire Blanchet | |
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| Bishop of Nesqually | |
| Province | Oregon City |
| Diocese | Nesqually |
| Appointed | May 31, 1850 |
| Installed | July 28, 1850 |
| Term ended | July 14, 1879 |
| Predecessor | Inaugural bishop |
| Successor | Egidius Junger |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Walla Walla, Oregon Country (1846–1850) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 3, 1821 by Joseph-Octave Plessis |
| Consecration | September 27, 1846 by Ignace Bourget |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1797 [St-Pierre-de-La-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada |
| Died | 25 February 1887 (aged 89) Vancouver, Washington Territory, US |
| Buried | Holyrood Catholic Cemetery, Shoreline, Washington |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Augustin Magloire Alexandre Blanchet (22 August 1797 – 25 February 1887) was a French Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the now-defunct Diocese of Walla Walla and of the Diocese of Nesqually in present-day Washington.
Along with his elder brother and other fellow French Canadian missionaries, Blanchet established the Catholic Church presence in what later became Washington.