Pierre-Herman Dosquet

Pierre-Herman Dosquet
Bishop of Quebec
Diocese Quebec
Installed 1733
Term ended 1739
Predecessor Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay
Successor François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière
Personal details
Born (1691-03-04)4 March 1691
Liège, Wallonia
Died 4 March 1777(1777-03-04) (aged 86)
Paris, France

Pierre-Herman Dosquet (4 March 1691 – 4 March 1777) was the fourth bishop of Quebec.

Born in Liège, Wallonia, Dosquet entered his study for the priesthood in 1715 and volunteered for the Canadian mission in 1722. Poor health had him back in France the next year and his return to Canada for a sustained period of time occurred in 1729.

He was bishop of the diocese from 1733 to 1739 and was succeeded by Bishop François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière. He died in Paris.

References

  • "Pierre-Herman Dosquet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  • Biography from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Pierre-Herman Dosquet at Find a Grave



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