Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (died 1837)

Alexis Bachelot

19th century French missionary Roman Catholic priest

Alexis Bachelot, SS.CC., was a Catholic priest best known for his tenure as the first Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands. In that role, he led the first permanent Catholic mission to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Bachelot was raised in France, where he attended the Irish College…