Peter Bourgade
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 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tucson (1885-1899) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 30, 1869 |
| Consecration | May 1, 1885 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1845 |
| Died | May 17, 1908 (aged 62) Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
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).
Bourgade was born in Vollore-Ville, Puy-de-Dôme, and studied at the College of Billone 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
- ^ a b c d "BOURGADE, Peter". The National Encyclopedia of American Biography, 1904.
- ^ a b c d e "Archbishop Peter Bourgade (Bougarde)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b c "Bourgade Catholic High School is named after the Most Reverend Archbishop Peter Bourgade (1845 - 1908)". Bourgade Catholic High School.