Jean-Benoît Chouzy

Most Reverend
Jean-Benoît Chouzy
Prefect of Kuamsi
Titular Bishop of Petnelissus
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Prefecture Apostolic of Kuamsi
In office 1891–1899
Predecessor Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard
Successor Joseph-Marie Lavest
Orders
Consecration 22 November 1891
by Augustin Chausse
Personal details
Born 5 March 1837
Panissières, France
Died 22 September 1899 (age 62)

Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (1837–1899) (Chinese: 司立修) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Prefect of Kuamsi (1891–1899) and Titular Bishop of Petnelissus (1891–1899).

Biography

Jean-Benoît Chouzy was born in on 5 March 1837 in Panissières, France, and ordained a priest in the La Société des Missions Etrangères in 1859.[1][2][3] On 21 August 1891, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo XIII as Titular Bishop of Petnelissus and Prefect of Kuamsi.[1][2] On 22 November 1891, he was consecrated bishop in Hong Kong by Augustin Chausse, Titular Bishop of Capsus, with Giovanni Timoleone Raimondi, Titular Bishop of Achantus and Salvador Masot y Gómez, Titular Bishop of Hauara, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Prefect of Kuamsi until his death on 22 September 1899.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Pirminus Sefrin (1978). Hierarchia catholica Medii et recentioris aevi... A Pontificatu PII PP. IX (1846) usque ad Pontificatum Leonis PP. XIII (1903) (in Latin). Volume VIII. Il Messaggero di S. Antonio. p. 448.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. self-published
  3. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy (司立修), M.E.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. self-published
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Nanning [Nanning]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Titular Bishop of Petnelissus
1891–1899		 Succeeded by
Thomas Broderick
Preceded by
Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard		 Prefect of Kuamsi
1891–1899		 Succeeded by
Joseph-Marie Lavest



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