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ID HCR044
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/12/2018
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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French-Canadian fur trappers brought Catholicism to Idaho in the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, followed by Iroquois led by Ignace La Mouse in 1815 who prompted tribal members to request priests from St. Louis.
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Father Pierre Jean De Smet celebrated the first Mass in Idaho on July 23, 1840, at Henrys Lake, and Father Nicolas Point built the first Catholic church (Sacred Heart/Cataldo Mission) in 1843, with the current building constructed between 1850 and 1853.
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Pope Pius IX declared Idaho Territory a vicariate apostolate on March 3, 1868, and Pope Leo XIII established Boise as a diocese on August 26, 1893, with Reverend Alphonse Glorieux appointed as the first Bishop.
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The Diocese of Boise has supported the establishment and operation of four hospitals and 15 schools throughout Idaho, and currently serves more than 150,000 Catholics, making it one of the largest and longest continuously present churches in the state.
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The legislature recognizes and congratulates the Diocese of Boise and all Idaho Catholics on the 125th anniversary of the diocese's creation.
Legislative Description
THE DIOCESE OF BOISE -Stating findings of the Legislature and recognizing the contributions of Catholics in Idaho history and congratulating the Diocese of Boise and all Idahoans of Catholic faith on the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the creation of the Diocese of Boise.
The Diocese of Boise
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 9:24 a.m. on March 22, 2018
3/22/2018