Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry
Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry (born January 9, 1727 in Metz , † March 14, 1803 in Paris ) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of La Rochelle .
Life
It was on December 25, 1763 Bishop of Vence chosen and on April 9, 1764 präkonisiert . He was ordained bishop on May 1, 1764, by the Archbishop of Rouen , Dominique de La Rochefoucauld ; Co - consecrators were Gabriel-François Moreau , Bishop of Mâcon , and Louis-Albert de Lezay-Marnézia , Bishop of Évreux . On June 18, 1769 he was transferred to the episcopal see of Tarbes and on August 4, 1782 he became Bishop of Angers . On September 19, 1801, he renounced the office of bishop of Angers. On April 12, 1802, he was called to the bishopric of La Rochelle, but because of his advanced age and poor health, he resigned on November 20 of the same year without ever having entered the diocese of La Rochelle.
He died a few months later in Paris.
Web links
- Michel-François Couët du Vivier de Lorry. In: Les évêques de La Rochelle. Diocese of La Rochelle , archived from the original on August 8, 2007 (French).
- Entry on Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Charles de Coucy |
Bishop of La Rochelle 1802 |
Jean-François Demandolx |
| Jacques de Grasse |
Bishop of Angers 1782–1801 |
Charles Montault des Isles |
| Pierre de La Romagère |
Bishop of Tarbes 1769–1782 |
François Gain de Montagnac |
| Gabriel-François Moreau |
Bishop of Vence 1763–1769 |
Jean de Cayrol de Médaillan |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Couët du Vivier de Lorry, Michel-François de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Couët du Vivier de Lorry, Michel-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of La Rochelle |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1727 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1803 |
| Place of death | Paris |