John Baptist Purcell
John Baptist Purcell was an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Cincinnati from 1833 to his death in 1883, and he was elevated to the rank of archbishop in 1850. He formed the basis of Father Ferrand, the Ohio-based "Irish by birth, French by ancestry" character in the prologue of Willa Cather's historical novel Death Comes for the Archbishop who goes to Rome asking for a bishop for New Mexico Territory.
From *.wikipedia.org,
General Info
.
Male
Date of Birth
February 26th, 1800
Age
224
Birth Place
Ireland, Munster, County Cork
Date of Death
July 4th, 1883
Died Aged
83
Star Sign
Pisces
Social Networks , Links
Interest
Loading Chart...
Lists
- List of famous people named John
- List of famous people with last name Purcell
- List of famous Pisceans
- List of famous people born on February 26th
- List of famous people who born in 1800
- List of famous people born in County Cork, Ireland
- List of famous people born in Munster, Ireland
- List of famous people born in Ireland