. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . umbers throughout the whole Pikes Peakregion. This territory was then a part of the vicariateof Bishop Mi^ge of Leavenworth, and that prelate vis-ited Denver in 1860. Finding it practically impossi-ble to attend these distant missions, Bishop Miegesecured their transfer to the jurisdiction of the Bishopof Santa F6. Bishop Lamy sent his vicar-general,the Very Rev. Joseph P. Machebeuf, and a youngpriest. Rev. John B. Raverdy, to care for the mi
. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . umbers throughout the whole Pikes Peakregion. This territory was then a part of the vicariateof Bishop Mi^ge of Leavenworth, and that prelate vis-ited Denver in 1860. Finding it practically impossi-ble to attend these distant missions, Bishop Miegesecured their transfer to the jurisdiction of the Bishopof Santa F6. Bishop Lamy sent his vicar-general,the Very Rev. Joseph P. Machebeuf, and a youngpriest. Rev. John B. Raverdy, to care for the miningregions and the new settlements. Father Machebeufhad spent eleven years in the missions of NorthernOhio, and ten years in similar work in New Mexicoand Arizona, and was thus admirably adapted for thework before him. The two missionaries arrived atDenver in October, 1860, and for over seven yearsthey laboured, almost unaided, visiting the immenseterritory confided to them, building churches whereverthe prospects warranted such an undertaking. The increase of population was so great during thoseearly years, and the prospects of permanency became. College of the Sacred Heart, Denver SO favourable that the Fathers of the Second PlenaryCouncil of Baltimore recommended to the Holy Seethe creation of the Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado andUtah. Consequently Father Machebeuf was nomi-nated to that office and was consecrated titular Bishopof Epiphania at Cincinnati by Archbishop Purcell, 16August, 1868. The new prelate was bom 11 August,1812, at Riom,Puy-de-Dome, France. He was ordainedpriest 21 December, 1830, at Clermont-Ferrand, the see of his native diocese. When he took charge as vicarApostolic he had but three priests within his jurisdic-tion, but he returned to the field of his work and re-doubled his own efforts, visiting every portion of hisvast vicariate, doing the work of priest and bishop andendeavouring at the same time to secure priests forthe rapidly increasing popula
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