Benedict Joseph Flaget
The Right Reverend Benedict Joseph Flaget | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Louisville | |
| Church | Latin Church |
| See | Louisville |
| In office | February 13, 1841 – February 11, 1850 |
| Successor | Martin John Spalding |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bardstown (1808–1832; 1833–1841) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 1, 1788 |
| Consecration | November 4, 1810 by John Carroll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1763 |
| Died | February 11, 1850 (aged 86) Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
Benedict Joseph Flaget SS (November 7, 1763 – February 11, 1850) was a French-born Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bardstown from 1808 to 1839. When the see was transferred to Louisville in 1839, he became Bishop of Louisville, remaining in the post from 1839 to 1850. He was a member of the Sulpicians.