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Jean-Baptiste Lamy

Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (died 1888)

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Born
October 11, 1814
Died
February 13, 1885
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1814

About Jean-Baptiste Lamy

Jean-Baptiste Lamy, was a French-American Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Willa Cather's novel Death Comes for the Archbishop is based on his life and career, as is Paul Horgan's nonfiction work Lamy of Santa Fe. He sometimes anglicised his name to John Baptist Lamy. Jean-Baptiste Lamy (French pronunciation:; October 11, 1814 – February 13, 1888), was a French-American Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico. On July 23, 1853, the Vicariate of New Mexico was raised to the Diocese of Santa Fe, and Lamy was appointed its first bishop. On February 12, 1875, the Diocese of Santa Fe was elevated to an archdiocese with Lamy as its first archbishop.

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Jean-Baptiste Lamy timeline

  1. Jean-Baptiste Lamy (French pronunciation:; October 11, 1814 – February 13, 1888), was a French-American Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  2. On July 23, 1853, the Vicariate of New Mexico was raised to the Diocese of Santa Fe, and Lamy was appointed its first bishop.
  3. On February 12, 1875, the Diocese of Santa Fe was elevated to an archdiocese with Lamy as its first archbishop.

The world when Jean-Baptiste Lamy was born

Jean-Baptiste Lamy was born in 1814. 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 headlineBritish burn Washington D.C.
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical steam locomotive for railways
  • World population~970M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population8.1M

1814 versus 2026

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Measure18142026
Population8.1M341 million

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