Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Troyes

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Dec 1664		Born	Dijon
2 Mar 1716	51.2	Appointed	Bishop of Troyes, France
27 Jun 1718	53.5	Confirmed	Bishop of Troyes, France
31 Jul 1718	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Troyes, France
30 Mar 1742	77.3	Retired	Bishop of Troyes, France
12 Jul 1743	78.6	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France

a bishop for 24.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Louis-Antoine Cardinal de Noailles †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet † (1718)
Louis-Antoine Cardinal de Noailles † (1679)
Archbishop François de Harlay de Champvallon † (1651)
Nicolò Cardinal Guidi di Bagno † (1644)
Antonio (Marcello) Cardinal Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † (1625)
Laudivio Cardinal Zacchia † (1605)
Pietro Cardinal Aldobrandini † (1604)
Pope Ippolito Aldobrandini, Sr. † (1592)
Alfonso Cardinal Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (1564)
Francesco Cardinal Pisani † (1527)
Pope Alessandro Farnese † (1519)
Pope Giovanni de' Medici † (1513)
Raffaele Cardinal Sansone Riario † (1504)
Pope Giuliano della Rovere †

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