Antoine Blanc

The Most Reverend

Antoine Blanc
Archbishop of New Orleans
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of New Orleans
SeeRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
Installed19 June 1835
Term ended20 June 1860
PredecessorLeo-Raymond de Neckere CM
SuccessorJean-Marie Odin CM
Orders
Ordination22 July 1816
by Cardinal Joseph Fesch
Consecration22 November 1835
by Joseph Rosati CM
Personal details
Born(1792-10-11)11 October 1792
Died20 June 1860(1860-06-20) (aged 67)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
BuriedSt. Louis Cathedral,
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
SignatureAntoine Blanc's signature

Antoine Blanc (11 October 1792 – 20 June 1860) was the fifth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. His tenure, during which the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, was at a time of growth in the city, which he matched with the most rapid church expansion in the history of New Orleans.[1] More new parishes were established in New Orleans under his episcopacy than at any other time.

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Anthony Blanc" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.