Pierre Louis Parisis
| Pierre Louis Parisis | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Arras | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Arras |
| In office | 5 September 1851 – 5 March 1866 |
| Predecessor | Hugues de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais |
| Successor | Jean-Baptiste Joseph Lequette |
| Previous post | Bishop of Langres (1834-1851) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 September 1819 |
| Consecration | 8 February 1835 by Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1795 Orléans, Loiret, French Republic |
| Died | 5 March 1866 (aged 70) Arras, Pas-de-Calais, French Empire |
Pierre Louis Parisis (12 August 1795 – 5 March 1866) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Bishopric of Langres in Haute-Marne, France, from 1835 to 1851.[2] In 1851, he succeeded Hugues de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauragais as Bishop of Arras.
Biography
Parisis was born in 1795 in Orléans, the son of a baker. In 1819 he was ordained a priest for the diocese of Orléans.
Bishop of Langres
In 1834 he was appointed to succeed Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu as Bishop of Langres, and consecrated on 8 February 1835.
As bishop, Parisis issued pastoral instructions on the liturgy.[3] In 1847 he founded the "Archconfraternity of Reparation for blasphemy and the neglect of Sunday" in the Church of St. Martin de La Noue at Saint-Dizier.
A well-known Catholic speaker and author, he was deputy for Morbihan from 1848 to 1851.[4] He is noted for his discussions in the Assembly of 1848 concerning educational reform and for establishing the ecclesiastical College of St. Dizier. He was a member of the commission which prepared the draft for the Falloux Laws.[5]
Bishop of Arras
In 1851 he was consecrated as Bishop of Arras, which included the former dioceses of Boulogne and St. Omer.[6]
Parisis was the founder and editor of the Revue des sciences ecclesiastioues, and the author of some apologetical works.
Parisis died in Arras on 5 March 1866.
References
- Back to citation "Bishop Pierre-Louis Parisis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
- Back to citation Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Langres". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Back to citation Parisis, Pierre Louis. Instruction pastorale de Monseigneur Parisis, évêque de Langres, sur le chant de l'église, précédéé de la question liturgique par le même prélat, de Mortier, 1846
- Back to citation "Pierre, Louis Parisis", Assemblée nationale
- Back to citation Guillaume, James. "Falloux", Institute Français De L'Éducation
- Back to citation "Parisis, Pierre Louis", The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. (James Strong and John McClintock, eds.); Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880