Christophe-Louis Légasse

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Christophe-Louis Légasse (born August 25, 1859 in Bassussarry , † July 30, 1931 in Périgueux ) was a French Roman Catholic bishop of Oran and Périgueux .

Life

Christophe-Louis Légasse was ordained a priest on July 13, 1884 . Leo XIII. appointed him on November 14, 1899 as Apostolic Prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon . Benedict XV appointed him Bishop of Oran on December 6, 1915 .

The Archbishop of Bordeaux , Cardinal Paulin-Pierre Andrieu , donated him episcopal ordination on February 22nd of the following year ; Co -consecrators were François-Xavier-Marie-Jules Gieure , Bishop of Bayonne-Lescar-Oloron , and Laurent Marie Étienne Monnier , Bishop of Troyes .

The Pope appointed him Bishop of Périgueux on August 13, 1920.

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SURNAME Légasse, Christophe-Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French Roman Catholic Bishop of Oran and Périgueux
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Bassussarry
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1931
Place of death Périgueux