Born in
Gressan from Pierre-Aimable and Caroline in 1892, Blanchet had the solemn profession for the
Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1920 and was ordained a Catholic priest on 29 June 1921. He was appointed superior of his Order in
Pescara. He was appointed bishop of
Aosta on 18 February 1946. He was
council father during the four sessions of the
Second Vatican Council. During his ministry he founded or re-founded seven new parishes, five in
Aosta (Saint-Martin-de-Corléans, St. Mary Immaculate,
St. Anselm, Signayes and Porossan),
Champoluc and
Entrèves. He opened three
Diocesan Eucharistic congresses and six pastoral visits, ordering seventy-eight priests. He resigned due to an age limit on 15 October 1968 and was appointed
titular bishop of
Limata. He died on 9 November 1974 at the Saint-Jacquême
priory in
Saint-Pierre. == References ==