Joseph-Clair Reyne (4 January 1824 – 14 November 1872) was a French clergyman and

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

for the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre ( la, Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis; ), more simply known as the Diocese of Basse-Terre, is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. ...

. Reyne was born in

Manosque Manosque (; Provençal Occitan: ''Manòsca'' in classical norm or ''Manosco'' in Mistralian norm) is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the ''préfecture'' (capital ...

. He became ordained in 1848. He was appointed bishop in 1870. He died on 14 November 1872, at the age of 48.

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French Roman Catholic bishops in North America 1824 births 1872 deaths People from Manosque 19th-century French Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Basse-Terre {{France-RC-bishop-stub