Francis X. Prefontaine
The Right Reverend Monsignor Francis Xavier Prefontaine | |
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| Pastor of Our Lady of Good Help, Seattle | |
Francis Xavier Prefontaine, circa 1880 | |
| Native name | François Xavier Préfontaine |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Seattle |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1863 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1838 |
| Died | 1909 (aged 70–71) |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery, Seattle 47°40′01″N 122°17′35″W / 47.667°N 122.293°W |
| Residence | 1222 Fifteenth Avenue North Seattle, Washington |
| Education | Grand Seminary of Montreal |
Francis Xavier Prefontaine (French: François Xavier Préfontaine; 1838–1909) was a French Canadian Catholic priest and missionary, an early resident in the pioneer days of Seattle, Washington, and a figure in the history of Seattle and the Puget Sound region of Washington State. He was Seattle's first resident Catholic priest and built the city's first Catholic church.