Diocese of Natchez Collection
1849-1891.
Origination : Catholic Church. Diocese of Natchez (Miss.).Extent : 1 linear inch.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
In English , French , German and Latin .
Preferred Citation
Diocese of Natchez Collection (DNT), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Six letters received by Bishop John Chanche (1852-1853); three letters received by Bishop James O. Van de Velde (1855); three letters sent by Bishop William Henry Elder (1861-1864) and a document in Elder's hand, dating from the 1870s, characterizing the Society of the Knights of the Legion of Honor as a secret society; clippings of pastoral letters and articles by Elder (1873-1881); and a few other letters and clippings.
In English, French, German, and Latin.
Background
Established in 1837, the diocese had John Joseph Chanche as its first bishop, James Oliver Van De Velde, SJ, as its second, and William Henry Elder as its third.
Index
Catholic Church. Diocese of Natchez (Miss.)Chanche, John Joseph Mary Benedict, 1795-1852.
Van de Velde, James Oliver, 1795-1855.
Knights of the Legion of Honor.
Secret societies.
Letters.
Elder, William Henry, 1819-1904.
Letters.
Catholic Church. Diocese of Natchez (Miss.) -- History
Clippings.
Catholic Church -- Mississippi