Peter Bourgade
Peter Bourgade (October 17, 1845 – May 17, 1908) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Tucson (1885–1899) and Archbishop of Santa Fe (1899–1908).
The Most Rev. Peter Bourgade | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Santa Fe | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Santa Fe |
| In office | January 7, 1899 – May 17, 1908 |
| Predecessor | Placide Louis Chapelle |
| Successor | John Baptist Pitaval |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 30, 1869 |
| Consecration | May 1, 1885 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1845 Vollore-Ville, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| Died | May 17, 1908 (aged 62) Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
| Previous post | Bishop of Tucson (1885–1899) |
Bourgade was born in Vollore-Ville, Puy-de-Dôme, and studied at the College of Billom and the Grand Seminary of Montferrand.[1] In 1869 he accepted an invitation from Bishop Jean-Baptiste Salpointe to join the Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona in the United States, where he was ordained to the priesthood on November 30, 1869.[2] He was first assigned to Yuma, and returned to France in 1873 to strengthen his failing health.[1] Following his return to the United States, he was pastor of San Elizario, Texas, from 1875 until 1881, when he was transferred to Silver City, New Mexico.[1]
On February 7, 1885, Bourgade was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Arizona and Titular Bishop of Thaumacus by Pope Leo XIII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 1 from Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy, with Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Salpointe and Bishop Joseph Projectus Machebeuf serving as co-consecrators.[2] The vicariate was elevated to the Diocese of Tucson on May 8, 1897, and Bourgade was named its first Bishop.[2] He there established of twelve schools and orphanages.[3]
On January 7, 1899, he was named the fourth Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico.[2] The territory under his jurisdiction in 1902 contained 66 priests, 42 churches, 340 missions, stations and chapels, three academies for boys and six for girls, and a Catholic population of about 133,000.[1] Bourgade later died from heart failure, aged 62.[3] He is buried in the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi.[3]
References
- "BOURGADE, Peter". The National cyclopaedia of American biography, being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time. XII. New York: James T. White & Company. 1904. p. 50. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- "Archbishop Peter Bourgade (Bougarde)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- "Bourgade Catholic High School is named after the Most Reverend Archbishop Peter Bourgade (1845 - 1908)". Bourgade Catholic High School.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jean-Baptiste Salpointe (as Vicar Apostolic of Arizona) |
Bishop of Tucson 1885–1899 |
Succeeded by Henry Regis Granjon |
| Preceded by Placide Louis Chapelle |
Archbishop of Santa Fe 1899–1908 |
Succeeded by John Baptist Pitaval |