Louis de Fortia-Montréal

Most Reverend Louis de Fortia-Montréal
Bishop of Carpentras
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Carpentras
In office	1657–1661
Predecessor	Alessandro Bichi
Successor	Gaspard de Lascaris
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Cavaillon (1646–1656)
Orders
Consecration	23 September 1646 by Pier Luigi Carafa
Personal details
Born	1618 Avignon, France
Died	26 April 1661 (age 43) Carpentras, France

Louis de Fortia-Montréal (1618–1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Carpentras (1657–1661) and Bishop of Cavaillon (1646–1656).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Louis de Fortia-Montréal was born in Avignon, France in 1618 and ordained a deacon on 9 June 1646.[2] On 10 September 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cavaillon.[1][2] On 23 September 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Alphonse Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 26 June 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Coadjutor Bishop of Carpentras and succeeded to the bishopric on 25 May 1657.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Carpentras until his death on 26 April 1661.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Francesco de' Marini, Bishop of Albenga (1655); and
• Juan de Paredes, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1655).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 136 and 143. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Louis de Fortia-Montréal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
3. "Diocese of Carpentras" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
4. "Titular Episcopal See of Carpentras" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Cavaillon" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved Octobery 4, 2017
6. "Titular Episcopal See of Cavaillon" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Fabrice de La Bourdaisière	Bishop of Cavaillon 1646–1656	Succeeded by François Hallier
Preceded by Alessandro Bichi	Bishop of Carpentras 1657–1661	Succeeded by Gaspard de Lascaris