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"Bishop Flagets great experience, absolute self-denial, and holy life gave him great influence in the councils of the Church and at Rome."

Benedict Joseph Flaget
Benedict Joseph Flaget
Benedict Joseph Flaget was a French-born Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bardstown from 1808 to 1839. When the see was transferred to Louisville in 1839, he became Bishop of Louisville, remaining in the post from 1839 to 1850. He was a member of the Sulpicians.