François Norbert Blanchet
François Norbert Blanchet | |
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| Archbishop of Oregon City | |
Archbishop François Norbert Blanchet | |
| Archdiocese | Oregon City |
| Installed | July 24, 1846 |
| Term ended | December 12, 1880 |
| Successor | Charles John Seghers |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Amida |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of the Oregon Territory, Apostolic Administrator of Walla Walla, Titular Bishop of Draso, Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 18, 1819 by Joseph-Octave Plessis |
| Consecration | July 25, 1845 by Ignace Bourget |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1795 |
| Died | June 18, 1883 (aged 87) Portland, Oregon |
| Buried | St. Paul Catholic Cemetery St. Paul, Oregon |
| Parents | Pierre Blanchet |
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François Norbert Blanchet (September 30, 1795 – June 18, 1883) was a French Canadian-born missionary priest and prelate of the Catholic Church who was instrumental in establishing the Catholic Church presence in the Pacific Northwest. He was one of the first Catholic priests to arrive in what was then known as the Oregon Country and subsequently became the first bishop and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oregon City (now known as the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon).