Joseph Raphael John Crimont
Joseph Raphael John Crimont | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Alaska | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska |
| Appointed | February 15, 1917 |
| Term ended | May 20, 1945 (his death) |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Successor | Walter James Fitzgerald |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 26, 1888 by James Gibbons |
| Consecration | July 25, 1917 by Alexander Christie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1858 Ferrières, Hauts-de-France, France |
| Died | May 20, 1945 (aged 87) Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |
Joseph Raphael John Crimont SJ (February 2, 1858 – May 20, 1945) was a French-born Catholic bishop and Jesuit missionary. He was the first Vicar Apostolic of Alaska (now the Diocese of Fairbanks), serving from 1917 until his death in 1945.