Jules Prosper París, SJ (; 1 September 1846 – 13 May 1931) was a French

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of the

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, who served as

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from 1900 until his death. Born in

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, he was

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as a

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on 18 September 1880, at age 34. On 6 April 1900 París was appointed

of Kiangnan and

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. He received his

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on the following 11 November from Bishop

Paul-Marie Reynaud Paul-Marie Reynaud (April 12, 1854 – February 26, 1926) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and missionary in China. He was born in the department of Loire. He was a Vincentian. He was Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang (March 7, 1884 – May 10, 1910 ...

, CM, with Bishops Jules-Auguste Coqset, CM, and Joseph-Claude Excoffier, MEP, serving as

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. The vicarate was renamed twice during París's tenure, as Kiangsu (8 August 1921) and later Nanking (1 May 1922). París died at age 84.

References

* David Strong, ''A Call to Mission -- A History of the Jesuits in China 1842-1954. Volume 1: The French Romance'', ATF Press, 2018.

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