Odilon Fages
Odilon Fages OSFS (born October 18, 1875 in La Capelle (Aisne) , † October 14, 1939 in Namakwa ) was Vicar Apostolic of Orange River .
Life
Odilon Fages joined the Order of the Oblates of St. Francis of Sales and was ordained a priest on March 25, 1899 . Pope Leo XIII. appointed him on June 15, 1928 as Apostolic Coadjutor Vicar of Orange River and Titular Bishop of Mulia .
The episcopal ordination took place on September 30 of the same year by the Bishop of Troyes Maurice Feltin ; Co -consecrators were Jules-Alexandre Cusin , coadjutor bishop of Mende , and Emanuel-Anatole-Raphaël Chaptal de Chanteloup , auxiliary bishop in Paris . On November 21, 1932 he succeeded Jean-Marie Simons OSFS as Vicar Apostolic of Orange River after the death .
Web links
- Entry for Odilon Fages on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Odilon Fages in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Fages, Odilon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Vicar Apostolic of Orange River |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Capelle (Aisne) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1939 |
| Place of death | Namakwa |