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The First Priest Ordained in the U.S.

Question:

Who was the first priest to be ordained in the U.S?

Answer:

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, it was Fr. Stephen Theodore Badin, ordained by Baltimore archbishop John Carroll in 1793.

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