Guillaume Duprat (Bishop)
Guillaume Duprat (* 1507 in Issoire ; † October 23, 1560 in Beauregard-l'Évêque , Department Puy-de-Dôme ) was a French clergyman and bishop of Clermont .
Life
Guillaume Duprat was the youngest of three children of the future Cardinal Antoine Duprat and his wife Françoise Veiny D'Abrouze, he also had an older brother and a sister. His mother died on August 19, 1508.
In 1529 he was appointed Bishop of Clermont to succeed his uncle Thomas Duprat . As such he took part in the last sessions of the Council of Trent . In his diocese he accepted the Jesuits and made them head of the colleges in Billom and Mauriac . Against a growing opposition, he also supported the Societas Jesu financially, including in 1550 with the establishment of the Collège de Clermont in Paris , which was named after Duprat's bishopric.
literature
- Joseph Sollier: Duprat . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 5, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1909.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Cf. the entry on the father Du Prat, Antoine. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website ), accessed October 8, 2016. (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Duprat |
Bishop of Clermont 1529–1560 |
Bernardo Cardinal Salviati |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duprat, Guillaume |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman and bishop of Clermont |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1507 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Issoire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1560 |
| Place of death | Beauregard-l'Évêque , Puy-de-Dôme department |