Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens

Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens (June 4, 1762 – March 30, 1834) was the Vicar Apostolic of Siam.

Most Reverend Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens
Apostolic Vicar of Siam
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Apostolic Vicariate of Siam
Predecessor	Arnaud-Antoine Garnault
Successor	Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy
Orders
Ordination	1786
Consecration	April 12, 1812 by Jean Labartette
Personal details
Born	February 12, 1762 Lagnes, France
Died	March 30, 1834(1834-03-30) (aged 71)

Biography

Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens was born in Lagnes, France on 4 Jun 1762.^[1] In 1786, he was ordained a priest in La Société des Missions Etrangères dedicated to missionary work.^[1]

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[1]

• Barthélemy Bruguière, Titular Bishop of Capsus (1829); and
• Jean-Louis Taberd, Titular Bishop of Isauropolis (1830).