Joseph Crétin
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Joseph Crétin (19 December 1799 – 22 February 1857) 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.
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The Right Reverend Joseph Crétin | |
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Bishop of Saint Paul | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Saint Paul |
Orders | |
Ordination | 20 Dec 1823 by Bishop Alexandre-Raymond Devie |
Consecration | 26 Jan 1851 by Bishop Alexandre-Raymond Devie |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 Dec 1799 |
Buried | Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul 44.9679°N 93.1326°W / 44.9679; -93.1326 |
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