Louis Amadeus Rappe
Louis Amadeus Rappe | |
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| Bishop of Cleveland | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Cleveland |
| In office | October 10, 1847– August 22, 1870 |
| Successor | Richard Gilmour |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 14, 1829 by Hugues de la Tour d'Auvergne-Lauragais |
| Consecration | October 10, 1847 by John Baptist Purcell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1801 Audrehem, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Died | August 9, 1877 (aged 76) St. Albans, Vermont, USA |
| Buried | Cathedral of the Resurrection Chapel |
| Nationality | French |
| Motto | In hoc signo vinces (In this sign, thou shall conquer) |
| Signature | |
Louis Amadeus Rappe (February 2, 1801 – August 9, 1877) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1847 to 1870.