Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier

Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier (11 December 1801 – 21 December 1871) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Auckland.

Quotes about Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier

• At first the Mangamuka natives seemed inclined to expel "the Papists" and destroy their crucifixes and images. Ultimately, however, they were brought to kindlier dispositions, more probably as the result of Bishop Pompallier's reasonings.
  • Philip Mennell, Pompallier, Right Rev. John Baptist Francis The Dictionary of Australasian Biography