Correspondence ofJean B. Salpointe, 1867-1884

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Correspondence ofJean B. Salpointe, 1867-1884

http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/uoa/UAMS276.xml

Photocopies of translations in English ofletters in the Roman Catholic Diocese Archives of Tucson. The bulk of theletters contain progress reports from Salpointe to the Society for thePropagation of the Faith.

.2 linear feet.

University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6633928

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Salpointe, Jean Baptiste

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x47xzz (person)

Jean Baptiste Salpointe was born at St. Maurice, Puy de Dome, France on February 21, 1825. After studying theology at Clermont Seminary, he was ordained as a priest. He held several posts in Europe before arriving in the United States as a missionary for Archbishop Lamy of Santa Fe. Salpointe was sent to the Arizona Territory, and when this region was converted to a vicariate, Salpoint was named the First Vicar Apostolic of Arizona, his territory including Arizona, New Mexico and a ...