Pierre-Vincent Dombidau de Crouseilles

Pierre-Vincent Dombidau de Crouseilles, sometimes spelled Pierre-Vincent Dombideau de Crouseilhes, was a French Catholic bishop born on July 19, 1751, in Pau, France, and died on June 28, 1823, in Quimper. He served as the Bishop of Quimper from 1805 to 1823.

Biography

Early life and clerical beginnings Pierre-Vincent Dombidau de Crouseilles was born in Pau on July 19, 1751. He was the son of Jean de Dombidau, a counselor at the Parlement of Navarre, baron of Crouseilles, and a member of the Estates of Béarn.

He studied at the Saint-Sulpice Seminary in Paris beginning in 1770 and obtained his degree in theology in 1778. he benefited from his father's connections to secure lucrative benefices. He became a canon of Lescar, where the bishop Marc-Antoine de Noé was a relative, and held priories in Cambon (Diocese of Rodez) and Lieu-Dieu (Diocese of Amiens). As a Béarnais, his appointment aligned with Napoleon's policy of appointing non-Bretons to Breton dioceses.

He encouraged religious education in the diocese, supported interior missions, and increased priestly vocations, ordaining nearly 170 priests between 1805 and 1815.