The Most Reverend Placide Louis Chapelle | |
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Archbishop of New Orleans Archbishop of Santa Fe | |
See | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
Appointed | December 1, 1897 |
Term ended | August 9, 1905 (his death) |
Predecessor | Francis Janssens |
Successor | James Blenk |
Other post(s) | Apostolic Delegate to Cuba (1898–1905) Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico (1898–1905) Apostolic Delegate to the Philippines (1899–1901) Archbishop of Santa Fe (1894–1897) Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe (1891–1894) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 28, 1865 by Martin John Spalding |
Consecration | November 1, 1891 by James Gibbons |
Personal details | |
Born | Fraissinet-de-Lozère, Lozère, France | August 28, 1842
Died | August 9, 1905 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 62)
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Placide Louis Chapelle (August 28, 1842 – August 9, 1905) was a French-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santa Fe (1894–1897) and later Archbishop of New Orleans (1897–1905). Following the Spanish–American War, he also served as Apostolic Delegate to Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.