The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-21
Death of Rev. z. J. Foltier, Pastor Of St Vincent
de Paul's Church

Death Of Rev. z. J. Foltier, Pastor Of St Vincent
de Pauls Church.
The Catholics of this city were panied and
shocked upon reading in last Wednesday
mornipgs papers the announcement of the
death of this mcst jealous aud estimable clergy
man. But few days before he was apparently
enjoying his usual robust health and was able to
attend to the onerous duties of his large parish.
Sunday morning last he said Mass as usual and
preached in English and French. Monday he
felt unwell and remained in his room all cay,
but Tuesday, about midday, be was we'll
enough to come down stairs. He soon retired
to his room again, however, and at 2 O'Clock,
when his hou sekeeper called to see if he de-
sired anything, she discovered that he had
burning fever and could not speak. The doc
tor and his friends were at once summoned to
his bedside, bat it was too late !; he gradually
sank into q state of unconsciousness and died
at half past seven o'clock Tuesday evening.
Etienne Foltier was born on the 2s5h of
June 1914. at Mon tre al- Bslley, in the Province
of La Vendee, France. He pursued his studies
nrst at Beau Preaux, where he was o pupil of
His Grace, Most Rev. N. j. Perche, Archbishop
OF New Orleans, and subseq quently at Combree,
where he afterwards occupied the chair of
Bellies Lsttree. Ol Trinity Sunday, 1s40 he
was ordained, and at once appointed assistant
priest at the Ch hurch of St. Lo dangers. In
1s43 he fret came to America, and for three
years remained in the Diocese of Albany, of
which the present Archbishop of New York,
c Cardinal McCloskey, was then Bishop. Daring
this time he built substantial church in
Oswego, where he was stationed for some time.
In 1851 he returned to France and in December,
1852. came to the Diocese Of New Orleans He
was at once appointed by Archbishop Blanc
pastor at Abbeville, where he had fine church
edifce erected and where he rem aimed till 1856
when he was transferred to Vermillionville.
In 1864 he cana to New Orleans and for six
months, daring the absence of Rev. A. Durier,
in France, administered the aft airs If the
Church of the Annunciation. Upon Father
Durier's return Father Foltier was appointed
pastor of the parish of st. Vincent de Paul, in
which he was destined to spend the last years
of his life and to the welfare of whose people
he brought treasures of indefatigable z,al
and rare experience. He at once began pre-
paZ Zations to replace the wooden structure
which had served as o church with an edifce
that would be worthy of Him in whose service
it was to be used. He made two tours through
the North to collect funds and was untiring in
bis exertions in this city aud State. On the
Gath OfApril 1864, Archbishop Odin laid the
corner stone of the new Church, and, through
Father Foltier's exertions alone, in q short time
the people of the parish had the happiness of
seeing the beautiful temple which is now so
so great an ornament to the neighborhood,
completed.
The remains of the venerable deceased,
clothed in his priestly vestments, were exposed
in st. Vincent's church on Wednesday and
were visited by large numbers of people
throughout the day. In the evening, at 5
O'clock, the funeral ceremonies took place in
the presence of large congregation, the
crowds of sympathising friends filling not
only the church and sanctuary but also the
street in front and the grounds around. The
Very Rev. Vicar General, Father Millet, off,
ciated in the absence of His Grace, the Most
Rev. Archbishop, who is at present in the
country. Some thirty Eve priests were present,
among whom We remember the names of the
following: Very Rev. Fathers Moynihan,
Rouxel and Allen, Rev. Fathers Durier, Kenny,
Subileau, Thsvis, Bogaerts, Koegerl, Heslin,
LAmy and Grimm of the REDEEM ptoris tp, DufFo
and McElligott Of the Jesuits, Doyle of the
LaEarists, Coustarot Bicklmayer, Kennedy,
Plotin, Blancgarin, Piperni. Rev. Father
Chase acted as Master of Ceremonies. At
the conclusion of the services the body, in An
uncovered coffin and with q ohAlics fixed bs.
tween the two hands, was borne in solemn