Frederic Baraga
Frederic Baraga | |
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| Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette | |
Bishop Baraga holding his Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language (between 1853 and 1860) | |
| Province | Detroit |
| See | Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette |
| Appointed | October 23, 1865 |
| Term ended | January 19, 1868 |
| Successor | Ignatius Mrak |
| Previous posts | Vicar Apostolic of Upper Michigan (1853-1857) Titular Bishop of Amyzon (1853-1857) Bishop of Sault Saint Marie (1857 to 1865) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 21, 1823 by Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber |
| Consecration | November 1, 1853 by John Baptist Purcell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irenaeus Fridericus Paraga June 29, 1797 |
| Died | January 19, 1868 (aged 70) |
| Buried | St. Peter Cathedral, Marquette |
| Nationality | Slovene |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Motto | Unum est necessarium (There is need of only one thing) |
| Styles of Irenaeus Frederic Baraga | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | Venerable |
Irenaeus Frederic Baraga (June 29, 1797 – January 19, 1868; Slovene: Irenej Friderik Baraga) was a Slovenian Catholic missionary to the United States, grammarian and author of Christian poetry and hymns in Native American languages. He served as the first bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette in Michigan from 1865 to 1868. He previously served as bishop of Sault Sainte Marie from 1857 to 1865 and as vicar apostolic of Upper Michigan from 1853 to 1857.
Baraga's letters about his missionary work were published widely in Europe, inspiring the priests John Neumann and Francis Xavier Pierz to emigrate to the United States. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI declared Baraga as "venerable."