Bishop John Baptist Purcell

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Bishop John Baptist Purcell was a 19th-century Roman Catholic prelate who served as the influential Archbishop of Cincinnati and became widely known for his public debates defending Catholic doctrine in the United States.

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instanceOf Catholic bishop
Roman Catholic archbishop
human
appointedAs Archbishop of Cincinnati
Bishop of Cincinnati
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1800-02-26
dateOfDeath 1883-07-04
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
educatedAt Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West
St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore
endTime 1883
era 19th century
familyName Purcell
linked to: Henry Purcell
fieldOfWork Catholic apologetics
church administration
pastoral ministry
givenName John
hasTitle Archbishop
Bishop
knownFor engagement in public religious controversies
expansion of the Catholic Church in the American Midwest
leadership of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
memberOf Roman Catholic Church
middleName Baptist
nativeLanguage English
notableFor defense of Catholic doctrine in 19th-century America
public debates with Protestant ministers
notableWork public debates defending Catholic doctrine in the United States
occupation Catholic priest
religious leader
theologian
participatedIn First Vatican Council
partOf Catholic hierarchy in the United States
placeOfBirth Ireland
Mallow, County Cork
placeOfDeath Brown County, Ohio
United States of America
positionHeld Archbishop of Cincinnati
Bishop of Cincinnati
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Cincinnati, Ohio
sexOrGender male
startTime 1833
1850

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Debate with Bishop John B. Purcell (1837) hasRelatedPerson Bishop John Baptist Purcell