Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens
Apostolic Vicar of Siam
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Apostolic Vicariate of Siam
Predecessor:Arnaud-Antoine Garnault
Successor:Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy
Ordination:1786
Consecration:April 12, 1812
Consecrated By:Jean Labartette
Birth Date:February 12, 1762
Birth Place:Lagnes, France

Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens (June 4, 1762 – March 30, 1834) was the Vicar Apostolic of Siam.

Biography

Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens was born in Lagnes, France on 4 Jun 1762.[1] In 1786, he was ordained a priest in La Société des Missions Etrangères dedicated to missionary work.[1]

On June 29, 1810, Pope Pius VII was named as Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto and appointed Florens as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam. On March 4, 1811, he succeeded Arnaud-Antoine Garnault. He was consecrated bishop on April 12, 1812, by Bishop Jean Labartette, Vicar Apostolic of Cochin.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Esprit-Marie-Joseph Floren, M.E.P. † . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 2, 2022.