Joseph Crétin
The Right Reverend Joseph Crétin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Saint Paul | |
Joseph Crétin circa 1850 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Saint Paul |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 20, 1823 by Bishop Alexandre-Raymond Devie |
| Consecration | January 26, 1851 by Bishop Alexandre-Raymond Devie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1799 |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul 44°58′04″N 93°07′57″W / 44.9679°N 93.1326°W |
Joseph Crétin (December 19, 1799 – February 22, 1857) was an American Catholic prelate who was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Cretin Avenue in St. Paul, Cretin-Derham Hall High School, and Cretin Hall at the University of St. Thomas are named for him.