James Oliver Van de Velde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Oliver Van de Velde
Catholic bishop in the United States, originary from the Southern Netherlands
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Place of Birth: Lebbeke, Flemish Region, Belgium
About James Oliver Van de Velde
- James Oliver Van de Velde (April 3, 1795 – November 13, 1855) was a U.S.
- Catholic bishop born in Belgium.
- He served as the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Chicago between 1849 and 1853.
- He traveled to Rome in 1852 and petitioned the Pope for a transfer to a warmer climate, due to his health.
- In 1853, the transfer was granted; Van de Velde became bishop of the Diocese of Natchez, in Mississippi, where he served until his death two years later.
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