▁Maryland , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Sul p ician ▁and ▁eventually ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁college . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁and ▁Family ▁Ch anche ▁was ▁born ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁well - to - do ▁parents , ▁John ▁and ▁Catherine ▁Prov ost ▁Ch anche , ▁who ▁had ▁fled ▁to ▁Baltimore ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁col ony ▁of ▁Saint - Dom ing ue ▁( present - day ▁H ait i ), ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁merchant , ▁during ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁Revolution . ▁He ▁was ▁christ ened ▁the ▁following ▁August ▁by ▁Rev . ▁William ▁Dub ourg . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁Ch anche ▁entered ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Sem inary , ▁which ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Sul p icians , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁his ▁home . ▁He ▁received ▁" first ▁tons ure " ▁from ▁Arch bishop ▁John ▁Car roll . ▁ ▁Ch anche ▁began ▁his ▁the ological ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁minor ▁orders ▁from ▁Arch bishop ▁Leonard ▁Ne ale . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Sul p icians ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Mar éch al . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁Cer emon ies ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Provin cial ▁Council ▁of ▁Baltimore , ▁a ▁major ▁step ▁by