Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix
French catholic priest and politician
About Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix
Lived 1739 – 1792 (aged 52). Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix was a French catholic priest, politician and catholic bishop.
Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix de Faye (3 November 1739 – 12 March 1792) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the last Bishop of the Diocese of Oloron in France.
He was born in Flavignac in the Limousin region of France, a member of the Villoutreix de Faye family who derived their name from the Castle "Faye" in the parish of Flavignac (Haute-Vienne).
He was appointed Bishop of Oloron on 18 July 1783, and was consecrated as a bishop on 17 August 1783 by the Archbishop of Toulouse, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne.
He wrote in Occitan, French and Basque, and his written works include:
He died in Paris.
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French catholic priest and politician (1739-1792)
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Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix was born on 3 November 1739 in Flavignac.
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Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix died on 12 March 1792 in Paris.
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Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix was a catholic priest, politician and catholic bishop.
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Jean-Baptiste-Auguste de Villoutreix was French.
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