Ordination 1786 | ||
Diocese Vicar Apostolic of Siam Predecessor Arnaud-Antoine Garnault Successor Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy Consecration April 12, 1812by Jean Labartette Name Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens | ||
Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens (June 4, 1762-March 30, 1834) was the Vicar Apostolic of Siam.
Biography
Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens was ordained a priest in 1786. He was a priest of the La Société des Missions Etrangères dedicated to missionary work.
On June 29, 1810, Pope Pius VII appointed him Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam and Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto. On March 4, 1811, he succeeded Arnaud-Antoine Garnault and became Vicar Apostolic of Siam. He was consecrated bishop on April 12, 1812, by Bishop Jean Labartette, Vicar Apostolic of Cochin.
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