Athos-Aspis
Athos-Aspis is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Athos-Aspis is located immediately to the north-west of Sauveterre-de-Béarn and just east of Abitain. Access t ...
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France
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La Société des Missions Etrangères
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dedicated to missionary work. In Penang, he was appointed the Parish Priest of the Church of the Assumption and established the Catholic Free School for boys.
On June 10, 1845,
Pope Gregory XVI
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appointed him Vicar Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore and Titular Bishop of ''Attalea in Pamphylia.'' On October 19, 1845, he was consecrated bishop by Archbishop
Catholic Church in Malaysia
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