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Chapelle, Placidus L

archbishop, was born Aug. 28, 1842, in France. In 1859 he emigrated to America, and finished his theological studies at the St. Mary's seminary of Baltimore, Md. In 1.865 he was ordained priest; was rector of a church at Rockville, Mo., for five years; and then rector of St. Joseph's church of Baltimore until 1882. From that time he was rector of St. Matthew's church of Washington, D. C., until 1891.

He was then appointed assistant bishop of New Mexico, and in 1894 became the third archbishop of Santa Fe.