Napoleon Joseph Perché Papers
Scope and Content
Chiefly letters received by Joseph Napoleon Perché and papers that had come into his possession, including documents concerning the controversy over the foundation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in the early 1830s, involving the founder, Saint Euphrasie Pelletier, and Basil Anthony Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross; also handwritten booklets of notes and instruction, 1824-1831, concerning moral theology, the service of God, contrition, Baptism, and Holy Scripture. Generally in French, with some typewritten English abstracts or paraphrases.
Dates
- Creation: 1824-1868
Creator
- Perché, Napoleon Joseph, 1805-1883. (Person)
Language of Materials
French.
Background
Napoleon Joseph Perché, born in Angers, France, 10 January 1805, served as a priest in the Dioceses of Angers (1829-1837), Bardstown, and New Orleans (1837-1870). In 1870 he became coadjutor bishop and then Archbishop of New Orleans.
Extent
1 linear foot
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by James F. Edwards in the 1890s from the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Subject
- Perché, Napoleon Joseph, 1805-1883 (Person)
- Pelletier, Marie de Sainte Euphrasie, Saint, 1796-1868 (Person)
- Sisters of the Good Shepherd (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Correspondence (Organization)
- Title
- Napoleon Joseph Perché Papers
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2014
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository