Alphonse Joseph Glorieux


Alphonse Joseph Glorieux
Bishop of Boise
ChurchCatholic
DioceseDiocese of Boise
AppointedFebruary 27, 1885
PredecessorLouis Aloysius Lootens
SuccessorDaniel Mary Gorman
Previous postVicar Apostolic of Idaho
Orders
OrdinationAugust 14, 1867
by Engelbert Sterckx
ConsecrationApril 19, 1885
by James Gibbons
Personal details
BornFebruary 1, 1844
Dottignies, Kingdom of Belgium
DiedAugust 25, 1917(1917-08-25) (aged 73)
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Alphonse Joseph Glorieux (February 1, 1844 – August 25, 1917) was a Belgian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Boise in Idaho from 1893 for 24 years until his death in 1917. He previously served as the vicar apostolic from 1885 to 1893 for the Apostolic Vicariate of Idaho.