Joseph Chartrand
The Most Reverend Joseph Chartrand | |
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Coadjutor Bishop of Indianapolis (1910–1918) | |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 24, 1892 |
Consecration | September 7, 1918 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | December 8, 1933 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 63)
Buried | Calvary Chapel Mausoleum |
Denomination | Catholic |
Styles of Joseph Chartrand | |
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Bishop | |
Posthumous style | none |
Joseph Chartrand (May 11, 1870 – December 8, 1933) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the 6th Bishop of Indianapolis, serving from 1918 until his death in 1933.
Biography
Joseph Chartrand was born in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] to Joseph and Margaret (née Sullivan) Chartrand. His father, who was also born in Missouri, was of French descent; his mother was a native of County Kerry in Ireland.
He studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary and was ordained to the
On July 27, 1910, Chartrand was appointed
In May 1925, Chartrand was named Archbishop of Cincinnati and John McNicholas, Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota was named Bishop of Indianapolis. For reasons that are unknown, Chartrand was able to convince Rome that he should not take that post, so in July 1925, the two men switched and McNicholas was named Archbishop of Cincinnati and Chartrand was reappointed to Indianapolis.[2]
Chartrand was once described as an "able" bishop,
Bishop Chartrand died in Indianapolis, at the age of 63.
References
- ^ a b c "Death of Bishop Chartrand", Indiana Catholic History
- ^ TIME Magazine. Rome July 20, 1925
- ^ TIME Magazine. Consecrations May 7, 1934
- ^ TIME Magazine. Crosier & Mitre September 19, 1932