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PONTBRIAND, Henry Mary Du Breil de (pom-bre-ong),
Canadian bishop, born in Vannes, France in 1709; died in Montreal, Canada, in
1760. He was consecrated bishop of Quebec in Paris in 1741, and arrived in
Canada the same year, with several priests.
After entering Quebec, he found himself engaged in a
lawsuit with the nuns of the general hospital, who claimed the episcopal palace
as part of the legacy that Saint-Valier, second bishop of Quebec, had left them.
He obtained a royal decree confirming the possession of
the palace to the bishops of Quebec, which was followed by another prohibiting
religious congregations from holding lands in mortmain, and in 1744 by a letter
from the minister, Maurepas enjoining him to suppress a portion of the holidays
observed by the Canadian people; but he paid no attention to either.
In the Spring of 1752 he became the first bishop to
function in what is now New York State when he traveled up the St. Lawrence
River to confirm 184 people at Fort La Prèsentation, now Ogdensburg.
After the capture of Quebec by the English in 1759, he
regulated the affairs of his church as far as possible, appointed a
vicar-general, recommended his clergy to submit to the new order of things and
observe the terms of the capitulation, and then retired to Montreal. He was not
able to survive the grief which the capture of Quebec caused him, and died after
a few days' illness.
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PONTBRIAND, Henry Mary Du Breil
de (pom-bre-ong), Canadian bishop, born in Vannes, France. in
1709; died in Montreal, Canada, in 1760. He was consecrated bishop of Quebec in
Paris in 1741, and arrived in Canada the same year, with several priests.
After entering Quebec, he found himself engaged in a
lawsuit with the nuns of the general hospital, who claimed the episcopal palace
as part of the legacy that Saint-Valier, second bishop of Quebec, had left them.
He obtained a royal decree confirming the possession of the
palace to the bishops of Quebec, which was followed by another prohibiting
religious congregations from holding lands in mortmain, and in 1744 by a letter
from the minister, Maurepas enjoining him to suppress a portion of the holidays
observed by the Canadian people; but he paid no attention to either.
He became the first bishop to function in what is now New
York State when he confirmed 184 people at Fort La Presentation, now Ogdensburg.
After the capture of Quebec by the English in 1759, he
regulated the affairs of his church as far as possible, appointed a
vicar-general, recommended his clergy to submit to the new order of things and
observe the terms of the capitulation, and then retired to Montreal. He was not
able to survive the grief which the capture of Quebec caused him, and died after
a few days' illness.
Edited Appletons Encyclopedia by John
Looby, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM
PONTBRIAND, Henry Mary Du Breil de (pom-bre-ong), Canadian bishop, born in Vannes, France. in 1709; died in Montreal, Canada, in 1760. He was consecrated bishop of Quebec in Paris in 1741, and arrived in Canada the same year, with several priests. After entering Quebec, he found himself engaged in a lawsuit with the nuns of the general hospital, who claimed the episcopal palace as part of the legacy that Saint-Valier, second bishop of Quebec, had left them. He obtained a royal decree confirming the possession of the palace to the bishops of Quebec, which was followed by another prohibiting religious congregations from holding lands in mortmain, and in 1744 by a letter from the minister, Maurepas enjoining him to suppress a portion of the holidays observed by the Canadian people; but he paid no attention to either. After the capture of Quebec by the English in 1759, he regulated the affairs of his church as far as possible, appointed a vicar-general, recommended his clergy to submit to the new order of things and observe the terms of the capitulation, and then retired to Montreal. He was not able to survive the grief which the capture of Quebec caused him, and died after a few days' illness.
