René Leclerc
René Leclerc (* in Beauvais ; † 1651 ) was Bishop of Glandèves from 1627 to 1651 .
Life
Born in Beauvais , René Leclerc was a brother of Thomas Leclerc, Treasurer of France. He entered the order of the minimites at a young age and became superior of the Burgundian order province . Appointed Bishop of Glandèves in 1626 , he received episcopal ordination on Quinquagesima Sunday (February 14, 1626) in the mini-church on Place Royal in Paris. The main consecrator was its metropolitan, Archbishop Guillaume Hugues of Embrun , assisted by Bishops Claude de Toiras of Nîmes and Nicolas Sanguin of Senlis .
Bishop Leclerc attended the general assembly of the French clergy in 1635 and died in 1651.
literature
- Honoré Fisquet : La France pontificale (" Gallia Christiana ") . Paris, Repos, 1864-1871.
Individual evidence
- ↑ year according to Fisquet, La France pontificale; David Cheney, catholic-hierarchy.org , reports 1627 (accessed March 13, 2011, 2:12 pm CET).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leclerc, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beauvais |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1651 |