Donald Edmond Pelotte
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Donald E. Pelotte SSS (April 13, 1945 – January 7, 2010) was an American prelate of Abenaki descent in the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico from 1986 to 2008.[1] Pelotte was the first self identified Native American to be appointed a Catholic bishop in the United States.
Quick Facts His Eminence, The Most ReverendDonald Edmond Pelotte S.S.S., Church ...
Donald Edmond Pelotte S.S.S. | |
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Bishop of Gallup | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Gallup |
In office | March 31, 1990 to April 30, 2008 |
Predecessor | Jerome J. Hastrich |
Successor | James S. Wall |
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Ordination | September 2, 1972 by Edward Cornelius O'Leary |
Consecration | May 6, 1986 by Robert Fortune Sanchez |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-04-13)April 13, 1945 |
Died | January 7, 2010(2010-01-07) (aged 64) Gallup, New Mexico, US |
Education | John Carroll University Fordham University |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Donald Edmond Pelotte | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | none |
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