Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet †

Deceased

Bishop of Meaux

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Sep 1627		Born	Dijon
13 Sep 1669	42.0	Appointed	Bishop of Condom, France
2 Jun 1670	42.7	Confirmed	Bishop of Condom, France
21 Sep 1670	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Condom, France
31 Oct 1671	44.1	Resigned	Bishop of Condom, France
21 May 1681	53.7	Appointed	Bishop of Meaux, France
17 Nov 1681	54.1	Confirmed	Bishop of Meaux, France
12 Apr 1704	76.5	Died	Bishop of Meaux, France

a bishop for 33.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Charles-Maurice Le Tellier †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt †
Bishop Gabriel de Roquette †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet † (1670)
Archbishop Charles-Maurice Le Tellier † (1668)
Antonio Cardinal Barberini (Jr.) † (1655)
Archbishop Giovanni Battista Scanaroli (Scannaroli) † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Jacques de Goyon de Matignon †
Archbishop François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †

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