Charles de Villeneuve de Vence

Charles de Villeneuve de Vence (* 1645 ; † May 2, 1702 in Vence ) was Bishop of Glandèves from 1686 to 1702 .

Life

Charles de Villeneuve was a son of Claude de Villeneuve († 1666), 21st Baron of Vence, and Catherine de Grasse; he was probably born after 1640, his parents' marriage date, at Villeneuve Castle in Vence . He received a canonical at the Cathedral of Vence , received his doctorate in theology and in 1684 became provost of the Cathedral of Grasse , but two years later he left the income to the nominated bishop, François Verjus , who united it with the episcopal canteen. In 1682 he represented the ecclesiastical province of Embrun at the National Council, which passed the four Gallican articles (→ Gallicanism ) as a deputy of the second estate . Partly due to his involvement in it, he was, although already dated 18 April 1686 by King Louis XIV. To the Bishop of GLANDEVES appointed only on October 5, 1693 präkonisiert . Archbishop Daniel de Cosnac consecrated him on April 18, 1694 in the Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence , with the assistance of the Bishop of Toulon , Armand-Louis Bonin de Chalucet, and the Bishop of Marseille , Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille .

On August 28, 1695, Bishop Villeneuve took the king's oath of allegiance. On July 1, 1696, he assisted the Archbishop of Paris , Mgr. De Noailles , in the ordination of the Bishop of Senez , Jean Soanen . At the beginning of 1702 he stayed in Vence with family affairs, where he died on May 2, 1702. His will written there is dated April 2, 1702.

literature

• Honoré Fisquet : La France pontificale (" Gallia Christiana ") . Paris, Repos, 1864-1871.
• Armand Jean: Les Évêques et les archevêques de France depuis 1682 jusqu'à 1801 . Paris [et al.], Picard [et al.], 1891.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ According to catholic-hierarchy.org