Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau
Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. (1787–1861) (Chinese: 馬伯樂) 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).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Most Reverend Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau | |
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Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan |
In office | 1856–1861 |
Predecessor | Giacomo Luigi Fontana |
Successor | Annet-Théophile Pinchon |
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) |
Previous post | Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1838–1856) |
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.[2] 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.[1][2] 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.[2] On 11 Jul 1838, he succeeded to the bishopric.[2] On 4 Apr 1856, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IX as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan.[2] He served as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan until his death on 6 May 1861.[2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- 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).
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). Volume VII. Monasterii: Libr. Regensburgiana. p. 257.
- Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Chengdu [Chengtu]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Chengdu 成都". GCatholic.org. Missing or empty
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(help)self-published - Cheney, David M. "Maxula Prates (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Maxula Prates". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
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Preceded by John Young (bishop of Limerick) |
Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates 1817–1861 |
Succeeded by Léon-Paul Classe |
Preceded by Giacomo Luigi Fontana |
Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen then Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan 1838–1861 |
Succeeded by Annet-Théophile Pinchon |