Théodore-Augustin Forcade Explained

Théodore-Augustin Forcade
Birth Date:March 2, 1816
Birth Place:Versailles, France
Death Date:September 12, 1885
Death Place:Aix-en-Provence, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Archbishop

Théodore-Augustin Forcade (1816 - 1885) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop.

Early life

Théodore-Augustin Forcade was born on March 2, 1816, in Versailles near Paris.[1]

Vocation

Forcade was ordained priest at the Paris Foreign Missions Society in 1839.[1]

He served as the Apostolic Vicar of Japan from 1846 to 1852,[1] [2] as the Pro-Prefect Apostolic of Hong Kong from 1847, as the Bishop of Basse Terre from 1853 to 1860, and as the Bishop of Nevers from 1860 to 1873.[1]

He served as the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1873 to 1885.[1]

Death

He died on September 12, 1885, in Aix-en-Provence.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://data.bnf.fr/10723848/theodore_augustin_forcade/ Théodore-Augustin Forcade
  2. Claire Lesegretain, Au Japon, 150e anniversaire de la découverte des « chrétiens cachés », La Croix, March 13, 2015