Pierre Brigot
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Bishop Pierre Brigot M.E.P. | |
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Superior of Karnatic Mission (Pondicherry) Titular Bishop of Thabraca | |
See | Karnatic Mission |
Appointed | 30 September 1776 |
Term ended | 8 November 1791 |
Successor | Nicolas Champenois |
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Consecration | 24 August 1757 by Juan de La Fuente Yepes |
Personal details | |
Born | Pierre Brigot 1 September 1713 Sully-sur-Loire, France |
Died | 8 November 1791 Pondicherry | (aged 78)
Buried | Cathedral Cemetery, Pondicherry |
Denomination | Catholic |
Pierre Brigot (1 September 1713 – 8 November 1791) was a missionary of the
Early life
He was born at Sully-sur-Loire in the Diocese of Orléans, France on 1 September 1713.[3] He joined the Paris Foreign Missions Society and was sent to Siam, Thailand in 1741.
In Siam Mission
He worked first in a place called
He came back to Bangkok on 22 January 1755 and was appointed titula bishop of Thabraca and Coadjutor of Siam. Since his predecessor Jean de Lolière-Puycontat died before consecrating him, Brigot went to Manila to receive his episcopal consecration on 24 August 1757 from Bishop Juan de La Fuente Yepes.[2][4]
Dunring the
On 31 January 1768 he consecrated Giovanni Maria Percoto as the Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates and the Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù. He left in March of that year to Pondicherry.[5]
In Karnatic Mission
After the Suppression of the Society of Jesus, the Karnatic Mission was given to the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was appointed as its Superior by Pope Pius VI on 30 September 1776. He devoted himself to the reunion of the Jesuits and MEP missionaries and encouraged them to work together.
By a decree issued on 7 September 1778 he gained 13 jurisdictions, which gave him authority over all Christians in the territory of the French colony excluding Europeans and Creoles who remained subject to the Capuchins. Later his jurisdiction was extended over the Madurai and the Mysore. He consulted with Rome on some Indian customs and caste, and wisely applied the guidelines he received.
Death
In 1785, he chose Nicolas Champenois as coadjutor and consecrated him as the Titular Bishop of Doliche on 5 November 1786. Because of old age and sickness, he entrusted the administration to his coadjutor. He died in Pondicherry on 8 November 1791.
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References
- ^ Johnson, Ronnie. "The Paris Foreign Mission in Bangalore". children-of-bangalore.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Bishop Pierre Brigot, M.E.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ P. A., Sampath Kumar; Carof, André (1999). History of Pondicherry Mission: An Outline (a translation from French). Chennai: Department of Christian Studies, University of Madras. pp. 34–44.
- ^ a b "Pierre BRIGOT". MEP - Archives. Missions Etrangères de Paris. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b Cerutti, S.J., Pietro. "The Jesuits In Thailand - Part I". Jesuits in Thailand. Retrieved 8 December 2014.