Joseph Chartrand was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
13 Facts About Joseph Chartrand
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Joseph Chartrand was the 6th Bishop of Indianapolis, serving from 1918 until his death in 1933.
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Joseph Chartrand was born in St Louis, Missouri, to Joseph and Margaret Chartrand.
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Joseph Chartrand's father, who was born in Missouri, was of French descent; his mother was a native of County Kerry in Ireland.
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Joseph Chartrand studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood on September 24,1892, for the Diocese of Vincennes, which later became the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
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Joseph Chartrand was made vicar general of Indianapolis on February 13,1910.
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On July 27,1910, Chartrand was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Indianapolis and Titular Bishop of Flavias by Pope Pius X He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 15 from Archbishop Diomede Falconio, with Bishops Denis O'Donaghue and Herman Alerding serving as co-consecrators.
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In May 1925, Joseph Chartrand was named Archbishop of Cincinnati and John McNicholas, Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota was named Bishop of Indianapolis.
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For reasons that are unknown, Joseph Chartrand was able to convince Rome that he should not take that post, so in July 1925, the two men switched and McNicholas was named Archbishop of Cincinnati and Joseph Chartrand was reappointed to Indianapolis.
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Joseph Chartrand was once described as an "able" bishop, and as "probably closer in contact with his flock than any other" bishop.
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Joseph Chartrand was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne on February 4,1928.
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Bishop Joseph Chartrand died in Indianapolis, at the age of 63.
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Joseph Chartrand was initially buried in the crypt of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, but his remains were later transferred to the Calvary Chapel Mausoleum on June 8,1976.