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François Genet

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Most Reverend

François Genet
Bishop of Vaison
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Vaison
In office1686–1702
PredecessorLouis-Alphonse de Suarès
SuccessorJoseph-François Gualtieri
Orders
Ordination19 December 1665
Consecration25 March 1686
by Alessandro Crescenzi
Personal details
Born16 October 1640
Died17 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 406. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop François Genet" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ "Diocese of Vaison" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Vaison" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Vaison
1686–1702
Succeeded by