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Pierre Brigot
Pierre Brigot (1 September 1713 – 8 November 1791) was a missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the first Superior of Karnatic Mission headquartered at Pondicherry which later became the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. He was the Superior from 30 September 1776 until his death. He was formerly the Vicar Apostolic of Siam in Thailand from 8 December 1755. After his death the Karnatic Mission was headed by Bishop Nicolas Champenois. Early life He was born at Sully-sur-Loire in the Diocese of Orléans, France on 1 September 1713. He joined the Paris Foreign Missions Society and was sent to Siam, Thailand in 1741. In Siam Mission He worked first in a place called Mergui. In 1749 he apposed the erection of a stone in front of his Church. The stone is claimed to have contained abusive language towards Catholicism and for that reason it was called ''scandal stone''. After two months of fighting, the Governor relented. From 1742 to 1750, he worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Champenois
Nicolas Champenois (April 1734 – 30 October 1811) was a missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the Superior of Karnatic Mission after Pierre Brigot from 8 November 1791 until his death. He was succeeded by Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert. Early life Nicolas Champenois was born in the month of April 1734. He belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims, diocese of Reims where he served the ministry, especially Chaourse parish. He was probably priest even before he entered the Paris Foreign Missions Society Seminary on 13 July 1776. He was sent to the Malabar Mission (Pondicherry) and reached there on 13 January 1777. He had been first in-charge of an inland mission. Towards the end of the same year, became procurator of the Mission. Later he became the Superior of the Major Seminary. Papal brief dated 14 June 1785 made him the Coadjutor Superior of Karnatic Mission with Doliche as his titular see. He was consecrated by Pierre Brigot on 5 November 1786 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |