Peter Bourgade was a French-born American prelate of the Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Peter Bourgade
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Peter Bourgade served as Bishop of Tucson and Archbishop of Santa Fe.
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Peter Bourgade received his early education under the Brothers of the Christian Schools and completed his classical studies at the Jesuit college of Billom.
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Peter Bourgade studied for the priesthood at Saint-Sulpice Seminary, receiving his minor orders during that time.
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Peter Bourgade returned to the United States in 1875 and was sent to San Elizario, Texas, where he served as pastor for six years and distinguished himself by opening a parochial school under the Sisters of Loreto in 1879.
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On February 7,1885, Peter Bourgade was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Arizona and titular bishop of Thaumacus by Pope Leo XIII.
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The vicariate was elevated to the Diocese of Tucson on May 8,1897, and Peter Bourgade became its first bishop.
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Peter Bourgade was named the fourth Archbishop of Santa Fe on January 7,1899.
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Peter Bourgade served as archbishop for nine years, and his last annual report to Rome showed the archdiocese contained a Catholic population of 167,000 people, 45 churches with resident priests, and 340 missions.
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Peter Bourgade was in poor health for most of his tenure and received John Baptist Pitaval as an auxiliary bishop in 1902.
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In May 1908, due to his failing health, Peter Bourgade was sent to Mercy Hospital in Chicago and placed under the care of Dr John Benjamin Murphy.
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Peter Bourgade is buried in the Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi.