Alphonse Joseph Glorieux

Alphonse Joseph Glorieux (February 1, 1844 – August 25, 1917) was a Belgian missionary, who served as the first bishop of Boise, Idaho.

Alphonse Joseph Glorieux
Born	(1844-02-01)February 1, 1844 Dottignies
Died	August 25, 1917(1917-08-25) (aged 73)
Occupation	Catholic bishop

Biography

Years in Belgium

Glorieux was born on February 1, 1844, to a Belgian family in the municipality of Dottignies, in what is now the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium.[1] As a young man, he entered the seminary, specifically The American College of the Immaculate Conception in Louvain, with intent to go to the American missions.[2] He was ordained a priest on August 17, 1867, and was sent to the United States.[1]

United States ministry

Glorieux made his way west, and took a position as first president of St. Michael's College, a school for boys that opened in Portland, Oregon, in 1871.[3] On October 7, 1884, he was appointed vicar apostolic of the Idaho Territory, after an eight-year interregnum following the resignation of fellow Belgian Louis Aloysius Lootens as vicar apostolic. He was consecrated bishop on April 19, 1885, by Archbishop James Gibbons in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Baltimore, while attending the Third Council of Baltimore.[4]

The diocese of Boise was erected on August 25, 1893, and Glorieux was appointed bishop of the newborn diocese.[5] The diocese was set at its present boundaries at that time, and Glorieux made the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Boise his cathedral.[4]

Glorieux died on August 25, 1917, and was succeeded by Daniel Mary Gorman.[5]

See also

• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States

References

1. "Bishop Alphonse Joseph Glorieux". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
2. "The American College at Louvain". 1917 Catholic Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
3. "Oregon". 1917 Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
4. Donald Fraser. "History of the Diocese of Boise". Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise website. Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
5. "Diocese of Boise City". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2007-04-15.

External links

• Media related to Alphonse Joseph Glorieux at Wikimedia Commons
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by None (erected)	Bishop of Boise 1893–1917	Succeeded by Daniel Mary Gorman
Preceded by Louis Aloysius Lootens	Vicar Apostolic of Idaho 1884–1893	Succeeded by None (diocese erected)