Guillaume Viole (died 1568) was a French
Catholic
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bishop. He was the
Bishop of Paris from 1564 to 1568.
In 1564,
Charles IX of France
Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as such was the penultimate monarch of the ...
named Guillaume Viole Bishop of Paris to replace
Eustache du Bellay who resigned in 1563. He was
consecrated as a
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
on March 18, 1565. He died on May 4, 1568 and was burried in the choir of
Notre-Dame de Paris.
References
Profile from http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1568 deaths
Bishops of Paris
Year of birth unknown
Burials at Notre-Dame de Paris
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