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Installed
  
1899

Name
  
Augustin Dontenwill

Consecration
  
1897

Birth name
  
Augustin Dontenwill

Predecessor
  
Pierre-Paul Durieu


Ordination
  
1885 - Priest

Successor
  
Neil McNeil

Term ended
  
1908

Alma mater
  
University of Ottawa

Province
  
British Columbia

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Diocese
  
Archdiocese of Vancouver

Other posts
  
Superior General of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (1908)

Died
  
November 30, 1931, New Westminster, Canada

Augustin Dontenwill (June 4, 1857 – November 30, 1931) was the Roman Catholic Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) priest, who became Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 1899 to 1908.

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Curriculum Vitae

Augustin Dontenwill was born on June 4, 1857, in Bischwiller, Alsace, France; where he came to the United States, as a child.

Ordination

In 1885, Augustin Dontenwill became an Oblates of Mary Immaculate priest.

Consecration

In 1897, Augustin Dontenwill became consecrated as Bishop and came to New Westminster to become Coadjutor Bishop of New Westminster and by 1899, he became Bishop of New Westminster. In 1908 he resigned as Bishop of New Westminster, to take charge as Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Augustin Dontenwill died on November 30, 1931, as Bishop Emeritus of New Westminster.

Legacy

  • Founder of the Holy Rosary church, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (which is known today as Holy Rosary Cathedral).
  • Service to God

  • Priest for 47 years
  • Bishop for 34 years
  • References

    Augustin Dontenwill Wikipedia