Ep. 1.35: Bishop Du Bourg Recruits For His Diocese

20/10/2025 24 min Episodio 35
Ep. 1.35: Bishop Du Bourg Recruits For His Diocese

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Bishop DuBourg’s begging tour across Europe yields remarkable success, securing missionaries and resources for the struggling Louisiana territory. Despite fierce opposition in New Orleans, he shifts his focus to St. Louis, bringing Vincentians, diocesan priests, and eventually Rose Philippine Duchesne to the American frontier.
 
*Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland originally aired on Covenant Network Catholic Radio. These podcast episodes are being released in anticipation of the Bicentennial Celebrations of the founding of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the Diocese of St. Louis on July 18, 1826.