Théodore-Augustin Forcade
Théodore-Augustin Forcade | |
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Born | March 2, 1816 Versailles, France |
Died | September 12, 1885 Aix-en-Provence, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Archbishop |
Théodore-Augustin Forcade (1816–1885) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop.
Early life[]
Théodore-Augustin Forcade was born on March 2, 1816 in Versailles near Paris.[1]
Vocation[]
Forcade was ordained priest at the Paris Foreign Missions Society in 1839.[1]
He served as the Apostolic Vicar of Japan from 1846 to 1852,[1][2] as the Pro-Prefect Apostolic of Hong Kong from 1847, as the Bishop of Basse Terre from 1853 to 1860, and as the Bishop of Nevers from 1860 to 1873.[1]
He served as the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1873 to 1885.[1]
Death[]
He died on September 12, 1885 in Aix-en-Provence.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Théodore-Augustin Forcade, Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ^ Claire Lesegretain, Au Japon, 150e anniversaire de la découverte des « chrétiens cachés », La Croix, March 13, 2015
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- People from Aix-en-Provence
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- 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France
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