Louis Amadeus Rappe | |
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Bishop of Cleveland | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Cleveland |
In office | October 10, 1847– August 22, 1870 |
Successor | Richard Gilmour |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 14, 1829 by Hugues de la Tour d'Auvergne-Lauragais |
Consecration | October 10, 1847 by John Baptist Purcell |
Personal details | |
Born | Audrehem, Pas-de-Calais, France | February 2, 1801
Died | August 9, 1877 St. Albans, Vermont, USA | (aged 76)
Buried | Cathedral of the Resurrection Chapel |
Nationality | French |
Motto | In hoc signo vinces (In this sign, thou shall conquer) |
Signature |
Louis Amadeus Rappe (February 2, 1801 – August 9, 1877) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1847 to 1870.