Pierre Bataillon
French catholic priest (1810 - 1877)
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Pierre Bataillon (born in 1810 in Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes - 1877) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga. He was appointed bishop in 1842.
Pierre Bataillon | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania |
| In office | 23 August 1842 – 1863 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Aloys Elloy |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Aenus (1842-1877) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 December 1835 |
| Consecration | 3 December 1843 by Guillaume Douarre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1810 |
| Died | 10 April 1877 (aged 67) |
He was Titular Bishop of Aenus, First Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania from 1842 until his death in 1877.[1][2]
