Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches

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Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. (Chinese name: 范若瑟; 1814–1887) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade (1883–1887), Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan (1856–1883), and Titular Bishop of Sinitis (1840–1883).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches was born in Jonage, France on 13 Feb 1814 and ordained a priest in the Paris Foreign Missions Society on 23 Dec 1837.[3] On 18 Dec 1840, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XVI as Titular Bishop of Sinitis.[1][3] On 28 Apr 1844, he was consecrated bishop by Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates.[3] On 2 Apr 1856, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IX as Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan.[3] He served as Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan until his resignation on 11 Feb 1883.[3] On 20 Feb 1883, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo XIII as Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade.[2][3] He died on 8 Nov 1887.[3]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3] Etienne-Raymond Albrand, Titular Bishop of Sura and Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (1849);; Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures, Titular Bishop of Sinopoli and Vicar Apostolic of Thibet (1857);; Louis-Simon Faurie, Titular Bishop of Apollonia and Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (1860);; Pierre-Maria-Joseph-Julien Pichon, Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia and Vicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan (1861);; François-Eugène Lions, Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis and Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (1872); and assisted in the consecration of: Joseph Ponsot, Titular Bishop of Philomelium and Vicar Apostolic of Yünnan (1843).

References

  1. 1.[1.2]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. 347.
  2. 2.[2.2]Ritzler, Remigius; Pirminus Sefrin (1978). Hierarchia catholica Medii et recentioris aevi... A Pontificatu PII PP. IX (1846) usque ad Pontificatum Leonis PP. XIII (1903) (in Latin). Vol. VIII. Il Messaggero di S. Antonio. p. 209.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6][3.7][3.8][3.9]Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
  4. 4.Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Chongqing [Chungking]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
  5. 5.Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chongqing 重慶". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published