About Jean-Baptiste Salpointe
Jean-Baptiste Salpointe (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist salpwɛ̃t]; February 21, 1825 – July 15, 1898) was a French-born prelate who serve as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico in the United States from 1885 to 1894. Salpointe previously served as vicar apostolic of the Arizona Territory from 1868 to 1885.
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