Théodore-Augustin Forcade
French Catholic archbishop
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Théodore-Augustin Forcade (1816–1885) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1873 to 1885.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Théodore-Augustin Forcade | |
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| Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence and Arles and Embrun | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles and Embrun |
| In office | 25 July 1873 – 12 September 1885 |
| Predecessor | Georges Chalandon |
| Successor | Xavier Gouthe-Soulard |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Nevers (1861-1873) Bishop of Guadeloupe and Basse-Terre (1853-1861) Titular Bishop of Samos (1846-1853) Vicar Apostolic of Japan (1846-1852) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 March 1839 |
| Consecration | 21 February 1847 by Giuseppe Maria Rizzolati[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1816 |
| Died | 12 September 1885 (aged 69) |
| Motto | Fortitudo Mea Dominus |
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Biography
Théodore-Augustin Forcade was born on 2 March 1816 in Versailles, near Paris.[2]
Forcade was ordained priest at the Paris Foreign Missions Society in 1839.[2]
He served as the Apostolic Vicar of Japan from 1846 to 1852,[2][3] as the Pro-Prefect Apostolic of Hong Kong from 1847, as the Bishop of Basse Terre from 1853 to 1860, and as the Bishop of Nevers from 1860 to 1873.[2]
He served as the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1873 to 1885.[2]
He died on 12 September 1885 in Aix-en-Provence.[2]
