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Louis Désiré Maigret ( September 14, 1804— June 11, 1882), served as the first vicar apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Sandwich Islands — now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. Born in Maille, France, Maigret was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on September 23, 1828 at the age of 24. As part of his missionary work, Maigret sailed to the Kingdom of Hawaii to help build its Catholic community of native Hawaiians. When the vicar apostolic was lost at sea, Maigret was appointed to lead the apsotolic vicariate on September 11, 1846 at the age of 42. He was officially ordained as a bishop of the titular see of Arathia on November 28, 1847Events January 4 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. January 13 The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. January 16 John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. at the age of 43. As bishop Maigret oversaw the construction of what would become his most lasting legacy, the Cathedral of Our Lady of PeaceThe Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace also Cathedrale de Notre Dame de la Paix located at 1184 Bishop Street in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States. A former French mission, the cathedral is revere. When he died, Maigret was entombed in the church crypt. Maigret, Louis
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