Jacques-Benjamin Longer | |
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| See | Apostolic Vicariate of Tonking |
| In office | 17 August 1789 – 8 February 1831 |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Gortyna (1787–1831) |
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| Born | (1752-05-31)31 May 1752 |
| Died | 8 February 1831(1831-02-08) (aged 78) |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
Jacques-Benjamin Longer (31 May 1752 – 8 February 1831) was a FrenchCatholic bishop who became theVicar Apostolic of WesternTonking (corresponding today to theArchdiocese of Hanoi).
Jacques-Benjamin Longer was born on 31 May 1752 inLe Havre, in theKingdom of France. He became a member of theParis Foreign Missions Society, and was ordained apriest on 23 September 1775. He then went to Tonking as a missionary, where he was made theCoadjutorVicar Apostolic ofWestern Tonking on 3 April 1787. At the same time, he was appointed theTitular Bishop ofGortyna, succeedingPierre-Jean Kerhervé. Longer then became the Vicar Apostolic on 17 August 1789, upon the death ofJean Davoust. He was finally ordained abishop on 30 September 1792 byMarcelino José Da Silva, theBishop of Macau. Longer died on 8 February 1831. He was succeeded byJoseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard as Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking and byLeonard Neale as Titular Bishop of Gortyna.[1]
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| Preceded by | — TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Gortyna 1787–1831 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking 1789–1831 | Succeeded by |
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