Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau Explained

Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. (Chinese name: Chinese: 馬伯樂; 1787–1861) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan (1856–1861), Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1838–1856), and Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates (1817–1861).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Biography

Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau was born in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France on 6 Jan 1787 and ordained a priest in the La Société des Missions Etrangères in 1812.On 3 Oct 1817, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius VII as Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen.On 1 Feb 1818, he was consecrated bishop by François de Bovet, Archbishop of Toulouse, with Jean-Claude Leblanc de Beaulieu, Archbishop of Arles, and William Poynter, Titular Bishop of Alias, serving as co-consecrators. On 11 Jul 1838, he succeeded to the bishopric. On 4 Apr 1856, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IX as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan.He served as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan until his death on 6 May 1861.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Giacomo Luigi Fontana, Titular Bishop of Sinitis and Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1820);
• Joseph Ponsot, Titular Bishop of Philomelium and Vicar Apostolic of Yünnan (1843);
• Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, Titular Bishop of Sinitis and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1844); and
• Annet-Théophile Pinchon, Titular Bishop of Polemonium and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan (1859).

See also

• Catholic Church in Sichuan

Notes and References

1. Book: Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. Hierarchia Catholica medii et recentioris aevi sive summorum pontificum, S. R. E. cardinalium, ecclesiarum antistitum series... A pontificatu Pii PP. VII (1800) usque ad pontificatum Gregorii PP. XVI (1846). VII. 1968. 257. Libr. Regensburgiana. Monasterii. Latin.
2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018.
3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Chengdu [Chengtu]]. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018.
4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Chengdu 成都 . GCatholic.org.
5. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Maxula Prates (Titular See) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018.
6. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Titular Episcopal See of Maxula Prates . GCatholic.org. March 25, 2018.