Second Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas, of Montauban,
Archbishop of Besancon, b. February 16, 1766; d. December 12,
1833 Dubourg, LOUIS-GUILLAUME-VALENTIN, second Bishop of
Louisiana and the Floridas, Bishop of Montauban. Archbishop of
Besancon, b. at Cap Francois, Santo Domingo, February 16, 1766;
d. at Besancon, France, December 12, 1833. His theological
studies were made at Paris, where he was ordained in 1788 and
entered the Company of Saint Sulpice. He was superior of the
seminary of Issy when the French Revolution broke out, and
retired at first to Bordeaux. In 1794 he emigrated to the United
States where he was welcomed by Bishop Carroll. He was president
of Georgetown College from 1796 to 1799. After an unsuccessful
trip to Havana where he attempted to open a school, he returned
to Baltimore and became the first superior of Saint Mary's
College. On August 18, 1812, he was appointed Apostolic
Administrator of the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas to
succeed Bishop Penalver y Cardenas promoted