Cahagne, Louis-Taurin, 1826-1899
French Capuchin missionary to the Oromo in Ethiopia; he was titular bishop of Adramyttium from 1875 and apostolic vicar of the Galla (Oromo) from 1880 until his death in 1899.
- HMML ID
- 308825730288
- PURL
- LC name
- Cahagne, Louis-Taurin, 1826-1899
- HMML name
- Cahagne, Louis-Taurin, 1826-1899
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Abunni Jakobi
Name elements
- Given names
- Louis-Taurin
- Family names
- Cahagne
- Honorific suffixes
- O.F.M. Cap.
- Religious names
- Jacob
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1826-05-26
- Death date
- 1899-09-01
- Centuries
- 19th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place died
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Honorary titles
- Titular Bishop of Adramyttium ● Vicar Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia
- Languages
Affiliations
- Affiliation
General notes
- Description
- Born 1826-05-26, Heubécourt (Eure); died 1899-09-01, Carcassonne (Aude); also known as Abba Jacob; Capuchin
- Citations
- "Cahagne, Louis-Taurin (1826-1899)," BnF Catalogue général, accessed July 7, 2022, https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb15131391v.
- Description
- "Jacob" must have been a name he took as a Capuchin friar, because this is clearly the same person as Louis-Taurin Cahagne, but the name is different.
- Description
- Born May 26, 1826 in Heubécourt, France; ordained priest 1849; professed in 1856 to Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia and Titular Bishop of Adramyttium in 1873 (ordained 1875); Vicar Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia in 1880; died September 1, 1899
- Citations
- David M. Cheney, "Bishop Louis-Taurin Cahagne, O.F.M. Cap.," Catholic Hierarchy, accessed July 7, 2022, https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcaha.html.
- Description
- Abunni Jakobi
- Citations
- EMIP 01807, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed July 7, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/527535.
Preferred citation
"Cahagne, Louis-Taurin, 1826-1899." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 12, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/308825730288
Change notes
- Date added
- 2022-07-07
- Last edited
- 2022-09-12