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Jean-Baptiste Salpointe

Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (died 1898)

Born
February 22, 1825
Died
July 15, 1898
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1825

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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Career and life highlights

Jean-Baptiste Salpointe timeline

  1. Born: February 22, 1825
  2. Died: July 15, 1898

The world when Jean-Baptiste Salpointe was born

Jean-Baptiste Salpointe was born in 1825. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineErie Canal opens — transforms US commerce
  • Technology milestoneFirst public railway (Stockton & Darlington, England)
  • World population~1.05B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Quincy Adams
  • U.S. population11.0M

1825 versus 2026

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Measure18252026
Population11.0M341 million

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