Jean-Marie Odin
French Archbishop of New Orleans (1800-1870)
Jean-Marie Odin, C.M. (English: John Mary; February 25, 1800 – May 25, 1870) was a French-born Catholic prelate and member of the Congregation of the Mission who served as Archbishop of New Orleans from 1861 to 1870. He previously served as the first Vicar Apostolic of Texas from 1841 to 1847 and as the first Bishop of Galveston from 1847 to 1861. He has been called the father of the modern Catholic Church in Texas.
Biography
Early life
The seventh of ten children, Jean-Marie Odin was born in Hauteville, an hamlet inside the city of Ambierle in the Department of Loire in France to Jean Odin and Claudine Marie (née Seyrol) Odin. After showing interest in Catholicism at age nine, Odin's parents sent him to study Latin under his uncle, the pastor of Noailly. After his uncle died, he returned home to study on his own. Odin eventually attended schools in Roanne in Verrières, then began his studies in philosophy at L'Argentière and Alix. He finally ended up at the Sulpician seminary in Lyon.
In 1822, while still in seminary, Odin was recruited by a representative of Bishop Louis Dubourg to do mission work for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. That same year, Odin immigrated to the United States, After arriving in New Orleans, the archbishop sent him to Perryville, Missouri, to complete his formation as a priest at St.
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