Jean-Baptiste Pompallier
Bishop
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Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier was the first Roman Catholic bishop in New Zealand and, with priests and brothers of the Marist order, he organised the Roman Catholic Church throughout the country. He was born in Lyon, France. Wikipedia
Born: December 11, 1802, Lyon, France
Died: December 21, 1871 (age 69 years), Puteaux, France
Church: Roman Catholic Church
Other post(s): Titular Bishop of Maronea (1836)