Théodore-Augustin Forcade

Théodore-Augustin Forcade
Born March 2, 1816
Versailles, France
Died September 12, 1885
Aix-en-Provence, France
Nationality French
Occupation Archbishop
Religion Roman Catholicism

Théodore-Augustin Forcade (1816-1885) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop.

Early life

Théodore-Augustin Forcade was born on March 2, 1816 in Versailles near Paris.[1]

Vocation

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Forcade was ordained priest at the Paris Foreign Missions Society in 1839.[1]

He served as the Apostolic Vicar of Japan from 1846 to 1852.[1][2] He served as the Bishop of Basse Terre from 1853 to 1860, and as the Bishop of Nevers from 1860 to 1873.[1]

He served as the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1873 to 1885.[1]

Death

He died on September 12, 1885 in Aix-en-Provence.[1]

References

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