Antoine Blanc

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Antoine Blanc was the fourth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. His tenure, during which the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, witnessed the most rapid church expansion in the history of New Orleans. More new parishes were established in New Orleans under his episcopacy than at any other time.

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Catholic Encyclopedia article
Nolan, Charles E. A History of the Archdiocese of New Orleans

v • d • e Archdiocese of New Orleans
Patron Saint: Our Lady of Prompt Succor Newspaper: Clarion Herald
Bishops & Archbishops	Bishops: Luis Penalver y Cardenas \| Francisco Porró Reinado \| Louis-Guillaume Dubourg \| Joseph Rosati \| Leo-Raymond de Neckere \| Antoine Blanc Archbishops: Antoine Blanc \| Jean-Marie Odin \| Napoléon-Joseph Perché \| Francois-Xavier Leray \| Francis Janssens \| Placide-Louis Chapelle \| James Hubert Blenk \| John William Shaw \| Joseph Francis Rummel \| John Patrick Cody \| Philip Matthew Hannan \| Francis Bible Schulte \| Alfred Clifton Hughes
Churches within Orleans Parish	Cathedral: St. Louis Cathedral All Saints \| Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos \| Blessed Sacrament \| Center of Jesus the Lord \| Corpus Christi \| Holy Ghost \| Holy Name of Jesus Church \| Holy Name of Mary \| Holy Spirit \| Immaculate Conception \| Mary, Queen of Vietman \| Mater Dolorosa \| National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor \| Our Lady of Guadalupe \| Our Lady of Good Counsel \| Our Lady of La Vang \| Our Lady of the Rosary \| Our Lady Star of the Sea \| Resurrection of Our Lord \| St. Andrew the Apostle \| St. Anthony of Padua \| St. Augustine Church \| St. Dominic \| St. Francis de Sales \| St. Francis of Assisi \| St. Gabriel the Archangel \| St. Henry \| St. James Major \| St. Joan of Arc \| St. Joseph Church (New Orleans) \| St. Joseph Church (Algiers) \| St. Julien Eymard \| St. Leo the Great \| St. Maria Goretti \| St. Mary of the Angels \| St. Mary's Assumption \| St. Mary's Chapel \| St. Matthias \| St. Maurice \| St. Patrick's \| St. Paul the Apostle \| St. Peter Claver \| St. Pius X \| St. Rita \| St. Stephen \| St. Theresa of Avila \| St. Thomas the Apostle \| St. Thomas More \| Vietnamese Martyrs Chapel
Schools	Diocesan Seminaries: Notre Dame \| Saint Joseph Colleges & Universities: Loyola \| Our Lady of Holy Cross \| Xavier K-12: Academy of the Sacred Heart High Schools: Archbishop Blenk High School Archbishop Chapelle High School \| Archbishop Hannan High School \| Archbishop Rummel High School \| Archbishop Shaw High School \| Brother Martin High School \| Cabrini High School \| De La Salle High School \| Holy Cross High School \| Holy Rosary High School \| Immaculata High School\| Jesuit High School \| Mount Carmel Academy \| Pope John Paul II \| Redeemer-Seton High School \| St. Charles Catholic High School \| St. Augustine High School \| Saint Mary's Academy \| St. Mary's Dominican High School\| St. Paul's School \| St. Scholastica Academy \| Ursuline Academy \| Xavier University Preparatory School Other: New Orleans Catholic League