Bishop François de Carbonnel de Canisy †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1655¹		Born
8 Sep 1695	40.6	Selected	Bishop of Limoges, France
23 Jan 1696	41.0	Confirmed	Bishop of Limoges, France
25 Mar 1696	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Limoges, France
13 Sep 1706⁶	51.6	Resigned	Bishop of Limoges, France
28 Oct 1723	68.8	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ⁶ Before

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François de Carbonnel de Canisy
Bishop François de Carbonnel de Canisy
(born 1655, died 28 Oct 1723)
Bishop Emeritus of Limoges

Event Place
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a bishop for 27.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Léon Potier de Gesvres †
Archbishop of Bourges
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Humbert Ancelin †
Bishop of Tulle
Bishop Jean-Hervé Bazan de Flamanville †
Bishop of Perpignan-Elne

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Léon Potier de Gesvres † (1695)
Archbishop of Bourges
César Cardinal d’Estrées † (1655)
Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio
Archbishop Henri de Béthune † (1630)
Archbishop of Bordeaux
Archbishop Jean-François de Gondi † (1623)
Archbishop of Paris
François Cardinal d’Escoubleau de Sourdis † (1599)
Archbishop of Bordeaux
François Cardinal de Joyeuse †
Archbishop of Toulouse

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/358749
VIAF: 200107223
WikiData: Q3086137

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 241
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1696, Number 10

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