Jean-Benoît Chouzy

Most Reverend Jean-Benoît Chouzy
Prefect of Kuamsi Titular Bishop of Petnelissus
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Prefecture Apostolic of Kuamsi
In office	1891–1899
Predecessor	Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard
Successor	Joseph-Marie Lavest
Orders
Consecration	22 November 1891 by Augustin Chausse
Personal details
Born	5 March 1837 Panissières, France
Died	22 September 1899 (age 62)

Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (1837–1899) (Chinese: 司立修) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Prefect of Kuamsi (1891–1899) and Titular Bishop of Petnelissus (1891–1899).

Biography

Jean-Benoît Chouzy was born in on 5 March 1837 in Panissières, France, and ordained a priest in the La Société des Missions Etrangères in 1859.[1][2][3] On 21 August 1891, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo XIII as Titular Bishop of Petnelissus and Prefect of Kuamsi.[1][2] On 22 November 1891, he was consecrated bishop in Hong Kong by Augustin Chausse, Titular Bishop of Capsus, with Giovanni Timoleone Raimondi, Titular Bishop of Achantus and Salvador Masot y Gómez, Titular Bishop of Hauara, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Prefect of Kuamsi until his death on 22 September 1899.[1][2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Pirminus Sefrin (1978). Hierarchia catholica Medii et recentioris aevi... A Pontificatu PII PP. IX (1846) usque ad Pontificatum Leonis PP. XIII (1903) (in Latin). Vol. VIII. Il Messaggero di S. Antonio. p. 448.
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.^self-published
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy (司立修), M.E.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.^self-published

External links

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Nanning [Nanning]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^self-published
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^self-published

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by	Titular Bishop of Petnelissus 1891–1899	Succeeded by Thomas Broderick
Preceded by Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard	Prefect of Kuamsi 1891–1899	Succeeded by Joseph-Marie Lavest