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François Norbert Blanchet (September 30, 1795 – June 18, 1883) was a French Canadian -born missionary priest and prelate of the Catholic Church who was instrumental in establishing the Catholic Church presence in the Pacific Northwest.
Bishop Norbert was appointed archbishop of Oregon City with two suffragan bishops: Magloire Blanchet, the bishop of Walla Walla and Modeste Demers, the bishop of Vancouver Island. He was zealous in carrying out his administrative tasks and resigned in December of 1880.
François Norbert Blanchet arrived in Oregon in November 1838 as vicar general to the diverse Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest, the French Canadians, the British, the Americans, and others who occupied the vast Oregon Country.
Bishop Blanchet High School is a private coeducational Catholic high school located north of Green Lake in Seattle, United States. The school was founded in 1954 by the Archdiocese of Seattle, and named for the first bishop of the diocese, A.M.A. Blanchet (1797–1887).
Bishop Blanchet was made Archbishop of Oregon City, his brother Magloire became Bishop of Walla Walla, and Father Demers Bishop of Vancouver's Island. The archbishop was indefatigable.
He was named archbishop of Oregon City, with his brother Augustin Magloire as bishop of Walla Walla, Washington, and Demers as bishop of Vancouver Island. After leaving Rome he appealed effectively in the major cities of Europe for assistance in his apostolate.
Missionary and first Archbishop of Oregon City, U.S.A. son of Pierre Blanchet, a Canadian farmer, born 30 September, 1795, near Saint-Pierre, Riviere du Sud, Province of Quebec ; died 18 June, 1883, at Portland, Oregon.
