| Most Reverend Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan |
| In office | 1856–1861 |
| Predecessor | Giacomo Luigi Fontana |
| Successor | Annet-Théophile Pinchon |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1838–1856) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1812 |
| Consecration | 1 Feb 1818 by François de Bovet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 Jan 1787 Les Sables-d'Olonne, France |
| Died | 6 May 1861 (age 74) |
Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. (Chinese name: 馬伯樂; 1787–1861) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan (1856–1861), Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1838–1856), and Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates (1817–1861).
Biography
Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau was born in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France on 6 Jan 1787 and ordained a priest in the La Société des Missions Etrangères in 1812. On 3 Oct 1817, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius VII as Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen. On 1 Feb 1818, he was consecrated bishop by François de Bovet, Archbishop of Toulouse, with Jean-Claude Leblanc de Beaulieu, Archbishop of Arles, and William Poynter, Titular Bishop of Alias, serving as co-consecrators. On 11 Jul 1838, he succeeded to the bishopric. On 4 Apr 1856, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IX as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan. He served as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan until his death on 6 May 1861.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
- Giacomo Luigi Fontana, Titular Bishop of Sinitis and Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1820);
- Joseph Ponsot, Titular Bishop of Philomelium and Vicar Apostolic of Yünnan (1843);
- Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, Titular Bishop of Sinitis and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1844); and
- Annet-Théophile Pinchon, Titular Bishop of Polemonium and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan (1859).
See also
References
- ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1968). Hierarchia Catholica medii et recentioris aevi sive summorum pontificum, S. R. E. cardinalium, ecclesiarum antistitum series... A pontificatu Pii PP. VII (1800) usque ad pontificatum Gregorii PP. XVI (1846) (in Latin). Vol. VII. Monasterii: Libr. Regensburgiana. p. 257.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Chengdu [Chengtu]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Chengdu 成都". GCatholic.org.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - Cheney, David M. "Maxula Prates (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Maxula Prates". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded byJohn Young (bishop of Limerick) | Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates 1817–1861 |
Succeeded byLéon-Paul Classe |
| Preceded byGiacomo Luigi Fontana | Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen then Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan 1838–1861 |
Succeeded byAnnet-Théophile Pinchon |
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