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Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens
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Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens (June 4, 1762 – March 30, 1834) was the Vicar Apostolic of Siam.[1]
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Biography
Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens was born in Lagnes, France on 4 Jun 1762.[2] In 1786, he was ordained a priest in La Société des Missions Etrangères dedicated to missionary work.[3]
He travelled to Thailand in 1787 and was placed in charge of Chantaboun district; in 1791, he was also given charge of the Sainte-Croix parish in Bangkok.[2]
On June 29, 1810, Pope Pius VII was named as Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto and appointed Florens as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam.[3] On March 4, 1811, he succeeded Arnaud-Antoine Garnault. He was consecrated bishop on April 12, 1812, by Bishop Jean Labartette, Vicar Apostolic of Cochin.[2]
He appointed Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert to travel to Singapore; Imbert held the first Mass in Singapore in 1821.[4]
Pope Leo XII issued a decree in September 1827 which gave Florens jurisdiction over Singapore.[2]
Florens is buried in Bangkok.[1]
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Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]
- Barthélemy Bruguière, Titular Bishop of Capsus (1829); and
- Jean-Louis Taberd, Titular Bishop of Isauropolis (1830).
Family
Esprit’s brother Jean-Louis Florens (1756 – 1814) was also a missionary to Asia;[5] he served in Vietnam and is buried in So-trai.
References
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