Frederic Baraga
Catholic missionary and bishop (1797-1868) · United States · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 70
Irenaeus Frederic Baraga was a Slovenian Catholic missionary to the United States, grammarian and author of Christian poetry and hymns in Native American languages. He served as the first bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette in Michigan from 1865 to 1868.
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He previously served as bishop of Sault Sainte Marie from 1857 to 1865 and as vicar apostolic of Upper Michigan from 1853 to 1857.