Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches | |
Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eastern Szechwan | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Szechwan |
Term: | 1856–1883 |
Predecessor: | None |
Successor: | Eugène-Paul Coupat |
Ordination: | 23 Dec 1837 |
Consecration: | 28 Apr 1844 |
Consecrated By: | Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau |
Birth Date: | 13 Feb 1814 |
Birth Place: | Jonage, France |
Death Date: | 8 Nov 1887 (age 73) |
Death Place: | Montbeton, France |
Previous Post: | Titular Bishop of Sinitis (1840–1883) |
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Joseph Desflèches.jpg |
Motto: | Latin: Ite docete |
Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. (Chinese name: Chinese: 范若瑟; 1814–1887) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade (1883–1887), Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan (1856–1883), and Titular Bishop of Sinitis (1840–1883).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches was born in Jonage, France on 13 Feb 1814 and ordained a priest in the Paris Foreign Missions Society on 23 Dec 1837.On 18 Dec 1840, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XVI as Titular Bishop of Sinitis.On 28 Apr 1844, he was consecrated bishop by Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates. On 2 Apr 1856, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IX as Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan.He served as Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan until his resignation on 11 Feb 1883. On 20 Feb 1883, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo XIII as Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade.He died on 8 Nov 1887.