Michael Portier
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 165 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 7,1795 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Montbrison |
| France | |
| Date of died | May 14,1859 |
| Died | Mobile |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Successor | John Quinlan |
| Consecration | August 26, 1825 |
| Founded | Spring Hill College |
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| ID | 1632046 |
Michael Portier Life story
Bishop Michael Portier was a Roman Catholic bishop in the United States and the first Bishop of Mobile. He immigrated to the US in 1817, being ordained there. He later founded many parishes and Catholic institutions in Alabama and Florida, particularly in Mobile. Among them was Providence Hospital.
