Life of the Right Reverend Joseph P. Machebeuf, D.D.


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Fr. Machebeuf (1812-1889) was a pioneer priest in New Mexico and the west, eventually becoming the first Bishop of Denver. Supposedly, Willa Cather drew heavily on this biography for her novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Brief account of the late entry of the Catholic Church in Utah due to the Mormon influence.




Life of the Right Reverend Joseph P. Machebeuf, D.D.


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Life of the Right Reverend Joseph P. Machebeuf, D.D., pioneer priest of Ohio, pioneer priest of New Mexico, pioneer priest of Colorado, vicar apostolic of Colorado and Utah, and first bishop of Denver.










Life of the Right Reverend Joseph P. Machebeuf, D.D., Pioneer Priest of Ohio, Pioneer Priest of New Mexico, Pioneer Priest of Colorado, Vicar Apostolic of Colorado and Utah, and First Bishop of Denver


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