Théodore de Montpellier
Théodore Alexis Joseph de Montpellier (born May 24, 1807 in Vedrin near Namur ; † August 24, 1879 ) was a Belgian clergyman and from 1852 to 1879 Roman Catholic Bishop of Liège .
Life
Théodore de Montpellier received on September 7, 1833 sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Pius IX appointed him on September 27, 1852 Bishop of Liège . The Archbishop of Mechelen , Cardinal Engelbert Sterckx , donated him episcopal ordination on November 7th of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Namur , Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle , and the Bishop of Bruges , Jean-Baptist Malou .
He took part in the First Vatican Council as a council father.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Cornelis Richard Anton van Bommel |
Bishop of Liège 1852–1879 |
Victor-Joseph Doutreloux |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Montpellier, Théodore de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montpellier, Théodore Alexis Joseph de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Liège |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vedrin , Namur , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1879 |