Louis de Fortia-Montréal

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Louis de Fortia-Montréal (1618–1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Carpentras (1657–1661) and Bishop of Cavaillon (1646–1656).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Louis de Fortia-Montréal was born in Avignon, France in 1618 and ordained a deacon on 9 June 1646.[2] On 10 September 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cavaillon.[1][2] On 23 September 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Alphonse Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 26 June 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Coadjutor Bishop of Carpentras and succeeded to the bishopric on 25 May 1657.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Carpentras until his death on 26 April 1661.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 136 and 143. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7]"Bishop Louis de Fortia-Montréal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
  3. 3."Diocese of Carpentras" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
  4. 4."Titular Episcopal See of Carpentras" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. 5."Diocese of Cavaillon" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
  6. 6."Titular Episcopal See of Cavaillon" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016