Pierre-François Bienaymé
Pierre-François Bienaymé (born October 26, 1737 in Montbard in Burgundy, † February 6, 1806 in Metz ) was Bishop of Metz .
He was the nephew of General Jean-Andoche Junot . After studying theology and law in Paris , he received a degree in theology in 1760 and was appointed chaplain in his hometown. After being appointed canon of Evreux Cathedral , he was elected Commendatarabb of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Venant in Touraine in 1779 .
After the 1801 Concordat was signed , all French bishops were asked to resign. Despite the refusal of his predecessor, Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval , to resign, Bienaymé was appointed Bishop of Metz on April 11, 1802. On May 4, 1802 followed by the papal confirmation, so he on May 9, 1802 by the Archbishop of Rouen , Etienne-Hubert Cardinal de Cambacérès , bishop ordained was. Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Meaux , Louis-Mathias-Joseph de Barral , and the Bishop of Clermont , Charles-Antoine-Henri Du Valk de Dampierre .
He died just four years later. He was acquainted with the naturalists Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon and Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton , who also came from Montbard, and has emerged as an author of scientific publications.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval |
Bishop of Metz 1802–1806 |
Gaspard-André Jauffret |
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| SURNAME | Bienaymé, Pierre-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bishop and naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1737 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montbard |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1806 |
| Place of death | Metz |