Jean-Chrétien de Macheco de Prémeaux
Jean-Chrétien de Macheco de Prémeaux (born May 15, 1697 in Dijon , † November 28, 1771 in Château-l'Évêque ) was Bishop of Périgueux .
Life
Jean-Chrétien de Macheco de Prémeaux was the younger brother of the Bishop of Couserans, Jean-François de Macheco de Prémeaux . He was Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Sens when he was in December 1731 by King Louis XV. was appointed Bishop of Périgueux. On March 3, 1732 präkonisiert , he was ordained on May 25, the 1,732th By decree of September 8, 1743, King Ludwig appointed him successor to the late Archbishop of Bordeaux, François-Honoré de Maniban (1684–1743), and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Bordeaux, to which the diocese of Périgueux-Sarlat belongs, but wanted Mgr Macheco de Prémeaux did not leave his flock and refused. Instead of him, his designated successor in Périgeux, Louis-Jacques d'Audibert de Lussan , went to Bordeaux the following year .
Bishop Macheco de Prémeaux died on November 28, 1771 in Château-L'Evêque and was buried in the Cathedral of Périgueux . In November 1854 his grave was rediscovered during construction work and his remains were solemnly buried again on January 24, 1855 by his successor, Georges-Massonnais .
literature
- H [onoré Jean Pierre] Fisquet: La France pontificale (Gallia Christiana) . Repos, Paris 1864–1871.
- Jean, Armand: Les Évêques et les archevêques de France depuis 1682 jusqu'à 1801. Paris [et al.]: Picard [et al.], 1891.
- Société historique et archéologique du Périgord: Cent portraits périgourdins. Périgueux: Fanlac, 1980.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Macheco de Prémeaux, Jean-Chrétien de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Périgueux |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1697 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1771 |
| Place of death | Château-l'Évêque |