Anthony Blanc
Anthony Blanc (born October 11, 1792 in Sury-le-Comtal , Loire Department , France , † June 20, 1860 in New Orleans , USA ) was Archbishop of New Orleans .
Life
Anthony Blanc received on 22 July 1816, the sacrament of Holy Orders . In 1817 he arrived in Annapolis , Maryland . Blanc served as a missionary in Louisiana in the years that followed . In 1831 he became Vicar General of the Diocese of New Orleans.
On June 19, 1835 Pope Gregory XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of New Orleans. The bishop of Saint Louis , Joseph Rosati CM , ordained him episcopal on November 22nd of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Mobile , Michael Portier , and the Bishop of Cincinnati , John Baptist Purcell .
On July 19, 1850, Pope Pius IX appointed him . to the Archbishop of New Orleans.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Leo Raymond De Neckere CM |
Bishop / Archbishop of New Orleans 1835–1860 |
Jean Marie Odin CM |
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| SURNAME | Blanc, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Archbishop of New Orleans |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sury-le-Comtal , Loire department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1860 |
| Place of death | New Orleans , USA |