Louis de Fortia-Montréal

Louis de Fortia-Montréal (1618–1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Carpentras (1657–1661) and Bishop of Cavaillon (1646–1656).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Most Reverend

Louis de Fortia-Montréal
Bishop of Carpentras
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Carpentras
In office1657–1661
PredecessorAlessandro Bichi
SuccessorGaspard de Lascaris
Orders
Consecration23 September 1646
by Pier Luigi Carafa
Personal details
Born1618
Avignon, France
Died26 April 1661 (age 43)
Carpentras, France
Previous postBishop of Cavaillon (1646–1656)

Biography

Louis de Fortia-Montréal was born in Avignon, France in 1618 and ordained a deacon on 9 June 1646.[2] On 10 September 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cavaillon.[1][2] On 23 September 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Alphonse Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 26 June 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Coadjutor Bishop of Carpentras and succeeded to the bishopric on 25 May 1657.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Carpentras until his death on 26 April 1661.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

  • Francesco de' Marini, Bishop of Albenga (1655); and
  • Juan de Paredes, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1655).

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 136 and 143. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Louis de Fortia-Montréal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
  3. "Diocese of Carpentras" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
  4. "Titular Episcopal See of Carpentras" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Diocese of Cavaillon" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
  6. "Titular Episcopal See of Cavaillon" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fabrice de La Bourdaisière		 Bishop of Cavaillon
1646–1656		 Succeeded by
François Hallier
Preceded by
Alessandro Bichi		 Bishop of Carpentras
1657–1661		 Succeeded by
Gaspard de Lascaris
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