Missionary bishop : Jean-Marie Odin in Galveston and New Orleans / Patrick Foley ; with a foreword by Gilbert R. Cruz.
In 1822, a young French missionary priest arrived in America, where he would devote the rest of his life to the mission field on behalf of the Catholic Church. Jean-Marie Odin served first in Missouri and Arkansas, then in 1840 moved to Texas, becoming the first Bishop of Galveston in 1847. He held...
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