Ambrose Maréchal
Ambrose Maréchal PSS (born December 5, 1768 in Ingré , France , † January 29, 1828 ) was a French-American religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore .
Life
Ambrose Maréchal joined the Sulpizianerorden at and received on 25 March 1792 sacrament of Holy Orders .
On January 26, 1816, Pope Pius VII appointed him Bishop of Philadelphia . However, he did not take up this office. Instead, the Pope appointed him Archbishop of Baltimore on July 4, 1817 . The Archbishop of Boston , Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus , ordained him episcopal on December 14 of the same year . Co- consecrator was the Bishop of New York , John Connolly .
From 1822 to 1825 he was also an Apostolic Administrator of Richmond .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Neale SJ |
Archbishop of Baltimore 1817–1828 |
James Whitfield |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Maréchal, Ambrose |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franco-American clergyman, Archbishop of Baltimore |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1768 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ingré , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1828 |