Bishop St. François de Sales †

Deceased

Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
21 Aug 1567		Born
18 Dec 1593	26.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
15 Jul 1602	34.9	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
15 Jul 1602	34.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis
17 Sep 1602	35.0	Succeeded	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
8 Dec 1602	35.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
28 Dec 1622	55.3	Died	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
28 Dec 1661		Beatified
19 Apr 1665		Canonized

MicroData Summary for St. François de Sales
(VIAF: 88908024; WikiData: Q231256)
Bishop St. François de Sales (born 21 Aug 1567, died 28 Dec 1622) Bishop of Genève {Geneva}

Event Place
Birth Place Thorens

a priest for 29.0 years
a bishop for 20.0 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Claude de Granier, O.S.B. †
Bishop of Genève {Geneva}
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Vespasien Gribaldi †
Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Thomas Pobel †
Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Bishop Jacques Maistret, O. Carm. †
Titular Bishop of Damascus

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Vespasien Gribaldi † (1569)
Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne
Marcantonio Cardinal Bobba † (1557)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
Giovanni Angelo Cardinal de’ Medici † (1546)
Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
Bishop Filippo Archinto †
Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)

Ordained Priest:
Archbishop Benoît-Théophile de Chevron Villette † (1615)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus † (1609)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Adrian von Riedmatten (II) † (1606)
Bishop Hildebrand Jost † (1614)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Thorens

Source(s):

b: Catholic Encyclopedia
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 193
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1602, Number 26

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a priest for 29.0 years a bishop for 20.0 years	Ordained Priest by: Bishop Claude de Granier, O.S.B. † Bishop of Genève {Geneva} Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Vespasien Gribaldi † Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Thomas Pobel † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Bishop Jacques Maistret, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Damascus
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Vespasien Gribaldi † (1569) Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne Marcantonio Cardinal Bobba † (1557) Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite Giovanni Angelo Cardinal de’ Medici † (1546) Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio Bishop Filippo Archinto † Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)	Ordained Priest: Archbishop Benoît-Théophile de Chevron Villette † (1615) Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus † (1609) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Adrian von Riedmatten (II) † (1606) Bishop Hildebrand Jost † (1614)