Charles John Seghers
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Charles John Seghers was a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the second and fourth Bishop of Vancouver Island, serving from 1873 to 1878 and from 1884 until his murder in 1886. He also se
Archbishop Charles John Seghers
Modeste Demers
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Modeste Demers was a Roman Catholic Bishop and missionary in the Oregon Country. A native of Quebec, he traveled overland to the Pacific Northwest and preached in the Willamette Valley and later in wh
Charles John Seghers
…that he was ordained a deacon, he entered the American College in Leuven to train as a missionary for North America. Answering an appeal from Bishop Modeste Demers, Seghers attached himself to the Diocese of Vancouver Island. Seghers was ordained a priest on 31 May 1863 by Cardinal Engelbert Sterckx at St. Rumbold's…
Modeste Demers