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    on 17 June 1844, and was consecrated in Blois on 25 July by Bishop Alexandre Devie of Belley. He built an orphanage and installed the Jesuits in the major...
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    went to France, to be consecrated, 26 January 1851, at Belley by Bishop Devie, who had ordained him to the priesthood. At that time, the diocese, encompassed...
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    Belley Jean-Baptiste Royer 1791–1793, constitutional bishop Alexande-Raymond Devie † (13 Jan 1823 Appointed – 25 Jul 1852 Died) Georges-Claude-Louis-Pie Chalandon...
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