Amauri D'Acigné
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Amauri d'Acigné (died 1477) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Nantes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes ( la, Dioecesis Nannetensis; french: Diocèse de Nantes; br, Eskopti Naoned) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire- ...
(1462–1477). ''(in Latin)''


Biography

On 29 March 1462, Amauri d'Acigné was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius II as
Bishop of Nantes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes ( la, Dioecesis Nannetensis; french: Diocèse de Nantes; br, Eskopti Naoned) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire- ...
. On 11 April 1462, he was
consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop by Guillaume d'Estouteville, Cardinal-Bishop of
Ostia e Velletri The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia is an ecclesiastical territory located within the Metropolitan City of Rome in Italy. It is one of the seven suburbicarian dioceses. The incumbent Bishop is cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. Since ...
, with Jean de Beauvau, Bishop of Angers, and Isnard de Grasse, Bishop of Grasse, serving as
co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
. He served as Bishop of Nantes until his death on 23 February 1477.


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15th-century French Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Pius II 1477 deaths {{France-RC-bishop-stub