Napoléon-Joseph Perché

Napoléon-Joseph Perché (10 January 1805 – 27 December 1883) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Quotes about Napoléon-Joseph Perché His energy, sound judgment, and an eloquence which caused Pope Leo XIII to compare him to Bossuet, as well as his unbounded charity, endeared Archbishop Perché to the people of Louisiana. John Gilmary Shea, The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States (1868) Archbishop Perche was a great scholar, but he lacked administrative ability. Marie Louise Points, Archdiocese of New Orleans (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1805 deaths Category:1883 deaths Category:Catholics from France Category:Clergy from France Category:Roman Catholic archbishops Category:Immigrants to the United States