About Henri Plantier
Lived 1813 – 1875 (aged 62). Henri Plantier was a French catholic priest, catholic bishop, bishop and catholic theologian.
Mgr Claude-Henri PLANTIER by Melchior Doze about 1855Claude-Henri Plantier (1813–1875) was the Catholic Bishop of Nîmes from 1855. He was strongly Ultramontanist and anti-Protestant
He was an important figure in the debates on papal infallibility, with Louis Pie, Bishop of Poitiers, leading up to and at Vatican I. Some of his comments brought a reaction from Bismarck.
He was also an opponent of bullfighting, publishing a pastoral letter hostile to it in 1863.
Works Règles de la vie sacerdotale (1859) Pie IX défenseur et vengeur de la vraie civilisation (1866) Sur les Conciles généraux (1869)
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Who was Henri Plantier?
French bishop of Nîmes
When was Henri Plantier born?
Henri Plantier was born on 2 March 1813 in Ceyzérieu.
When did Henri Plantier die?
Henri Plantier died on 25 May 1875 in Nîmes.
What was Henri Plantier's occupation?
Henri Plantier was a catholic priest, catholic bishop, bishop and catholic theologian.
What nationality was Henri Plantier?
Henri Plantier was French.
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