Most Reverend François Genet | |
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Bishop of Vaison | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Vaison |
In office | 1686–1702 |
Predecessor | Louis-Alphonse de Suarès |
Successor | Joseph-François Gualtieri |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 December 1665 |
Consecration | 25 March 1686 by Alessandro Crescenzi |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 October 1640 |
Died | 17 October 1702 (age 62) Vaison, France |
François Genet (1640–1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vaison (1686–1702).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
François Genet was born in Avignon, France, on 16 October 1640.[2] He was ordained a deacon on 19 September 1665 and ordained a priest on 19 December 1665.[2] On 18 March 1686, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Vaison.[1][2] On 25 March 1686, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Giuseppe Eusanio, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vaison until his death on 17 October 1702.[2]
References
- 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 406. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop François Genet" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ↑ "Diocese of Vaison" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Vaison" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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