Bishop St. François de Sales †

Deceased

Bishop of Genève {Geneva}

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
21 Aug 1567		Born	Thorens
18 Dec 1593	26.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
15 Jul 1602	34.9	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
17 Sep 1602	35.1	Succeeded	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
8 Dec 1602	35.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
28 Dec 1622	55.4	Died	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
8 Jan 1662		Beatified
19 Apr 1665		Canonized

a priest for 29.0 years
a bishop for 20.1 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Claude de Granier †
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Vespasien Gribaldi †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Thomas Pobel †
Bishop Jacques Maistret, O. Carm. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop St. François de Sales † (1602)
Archbishop Vespasien Gribaldi †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus †

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