Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier
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| Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier | |
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| Bishop of Quebec | |
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| Diocese | Quebec |
| Enthroned | 1685 |
| Reign ended | 1727 |
| Predecessor | François de Laval |
| Successor | Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay |
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| Born | November 14, 1653 Grenoble, France |
| Died | December 26, 1727 (aged 74) Quebec City, Canada, New France |
Jean-Baptiste de la Croix de Chevrière de St. Vallier (November 14, 1653 – December 26, 1727) was appointed to the see of Quebec as bishop in 1685 by Louis XIV. But, Blessed Pope Innocent XI was not granting any more bulls of investiture.
Abbé Saint-Vallier travelled to Canada as vicar-general of Bishop Laval. He officially became Laval's successor in 1688.
[edit] See also
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- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- the Catholic Encyclopedia - Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vallier
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