Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens (June 4, 1762 – March 30, 1834) was the Vicar Apostolic of Siam.

Biography

Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens was born in

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on 4 Jun 1762. In 1786, he was ordained a priest in

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was named as Titular Bishop of ''Sozopolis in Haemimonto'' and appointed Florens as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam. On March 4, 1811, he succeeded Arnaud-Antoine Garnault. He was consecrated bishop on April 12, 1812, by Bishop Jean Labartette, Vicar Apostolic of Cochin.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

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of ''Capsus'' (1829); and *

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of ''Isauropolis'' (1830).

References

1762 births 1834 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Pius VII French expatriates in Thailand Apostolic vicars of Siam Paris Foreign Missions Society bishops {{Asia-RC-bishop-stub