François Genet

Most Reverend
François Genet
Bishop of Vaison
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Vaison
In office 1686–1702
Predecessor Louis-Alphonse de Suarès
Successor Joseph-François Gualtieri
Orders
Ordination 19 December 1665
Consecration 25 March 1686
by Alessandro Crescenzi
Personal details
Born 16 October 1640
Avignon, France
Died 17 October 1702 (age 62)
Vaison, France

François Genet (1640–1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vaison (1686–1702).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

François Genet was born in Avignon, France, on 16 October 1640.[2] He was ordained a deacon on 19 September 1665 and ordained a priest on 19 December 1665.[2] On 18 March 1686 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Vaison.[1][2] On 25 March 1686, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Giuseppe Eusanio, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vaison until his death on 17 October 1702.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 406. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop François Genet" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Vaison" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Vaison" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Louis-Alphonse de Suarès		 Bishop of Vaison
1686–1702		 Succeeded by
Joseph-François Gualtieri
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