Bishop Pierre-Joseph-Georges Pigneau de Béhaine, M.E.P. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam

Titular Bishop of Adraa

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
2 Nov 1741		Born
1765¹	23.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
24 Sep 1771	29.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
24 Sep 1771	29.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Adraa
24 Feb 1774	32.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Adraa
9 Oct 1799	57.9	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Pierre-Joseph-Georges Pigneau de Béhaine
Bishop Pierre-Joseph-Georges Pigneau de Béhaine M.E.P.
(born 2 Nov 1741, died 9 Oct 1799)
Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}

Event Place
Birth Place Origny-en-Thiérache, France

a priest for 34.7 years
a bishop for 25.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Bernardo de São Caetano, O.S.A. †
Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Bernardo de São Caetano, O.S.A. †
Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore

Event	Place
Birth Place	Origny-en-Thiérache, France

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/36298
VIAF: 73845075
WikiData: Q1851231

Source(s):

b/c2: CB
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 65, and Page 455
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1774, Number 6

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a priest for 34.7 years a bishop for 25.6 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Bernardo de São Caetano, O.S.A. † Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Bernardo de São Caetano, O.S.A. † Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore