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The Establishment of the Diocese of Bardstown (1808)
In 1808, the whole of the United States, what little there was then, came under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Baltimore. On April 8, 1808, the Church established Baltimore as an ARCHdiocese with four suffragan sees. They were Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Bardstown Kentucky. The first three would be considered shoe-ins, but Bardstown? […]
Posted: April 8th, 2019 under Postings.
Tags: 1808, Baltimore, Bardstown Ky, Benedict Flaget
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