Some preliminaries: early Catholic influences. 1743-1847 The first resident missionaries. 1838-1841 Peter DeSmet and the Jesuits. 1841-1843 An archbishop for Oregon. 1843-1847 Storm clouds over Oregon. 1847-1849 The sisters come to stay. 1850-1859 A decade of expansion. 1859-1869 The last of the Blanchet years. 1869-1879 Montana's first bishop. 1879-1885 New churches and schools. 1885-1888 Sister of St. Mary of Oregon. 1886-1895 Growing pains. 1896-1905 The great new cathedrals and the chapel cars. 1906-1914 The war years. 1914-1925 Loses and gains. 1920-1930 Depression years. 1930-1941 Mostly about bishops. 1941-1955 The Vatican Council years. 1955-1966 A time of turmoil. 1966-1974 End of an era: the oldest archbishop dies. 1974-1983

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