About Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch
Lived 1800 – 1856 (aged 56). Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch was a French catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Antoine-Louis-Adolphe Dupuch (1800-1856) was a French Catholic priest who served as the first Bishop of Algiers from 1838 to 1845. He attempted to evangelise the local Arab population and built nearly 60 new churches in Algeria.
Early life Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch was born on May 22, 1800, in Bordeaux, France.
Career Dupuch was ordained as a priest by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux in 1825. However, Dupuch felt called by God to restore Christianity in Algeria.
Meanwhile, Dupuch helped build churches across Algeria. By 1846, he had paid for the construction of 60 new churches, chapels and oratories in French Algeria, out of his own pocket. However, he was forced to resign as bishop as he went into debt.
Dupuch was the author of several books about Christianity in French Algeria and Africa. He wrote two books about Abdelkader El Djezairi.
Death Dupuch died on July 11, 1856.
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Who was Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch?
French priest (1800-1856)
When was Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch born?
Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch was born on 20 May 1800 in Bordeaux.
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Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch died on 11 July 1856 in Bordeaux.
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Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch was French.
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