Pierre Dufal [SEP] position held
Pierre Dufal
Pierre Dufal, C.S.C. (8 November 1822 – 14 March 1898) was a French-born bishop of the Catholic Church in Eastern Bengal and the United States. He served as the Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Bengal and as the Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston. He was also the Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Biography.
Born in the village of Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme, France, Pierre Dufal professed final vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross on 20
Moreau stated in one of his letters, he envisioned that: “Holy Cross will grow like a mighty tree and constantly shoot forth new limbs and new branches which will be nourished by the same sap and endowed with the same life.”
Superiors General.
1. Fr. Basil Moreau, CSC (1837–1866)
2. Most Rev. Pierre Dufal, CSC (1866–1868)
3. Fr. Edward Sorin, CSC (1868–1893)
4. Fr. Gilbert Francais, CSC (1893-1926?