Jean-Baptiste de Caffarelli du Falga
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Jean-Baptiste de Caffarelli du Falga (1 April 1763 at château du Falga - 11 January 1815) was a French churchman from a noble family with origins in Italy that had come to France during the reign of Louis XIII in the train of the nuncio Bentivoglio. One of his ancestors had collaborated in building the Canal Royal du Languedoc (Canal du Midi
) under Riquet and had acquired the land of Falga that Jean-Baptiste came to inhabit in 1786. The fourth of the six Caffarelli
brothers (who also had 4 sisters), he was ordained priest at 20, as canon
of the cathedral
at Montpellier
.
Upon the French Revolution
, he fled to Spain
, returning to France in 1798 to live at the house of his brother Louis-Marie-Joseph, préfet maritime
of Brest
. Consecrated concordataire-bishop
of Saint Brieuc on 1 May 1802, Saint Brioc day, he was bishop for 13 years, and in 1811 objected to Napoleon's schismatic pretensions. He ordained the comte de Quelen
as a priest, who later became archbishop of Paris
and conferred the priesthood on Lacordaire.
He was a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur
and a baron d'Empire.
Canal du Midi
The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...
) under Riquet and had acquired the land of Falga that Jean-Baptiste came to inhabit in 1786. The fourth of the six Caffarelli
Caffarelli
Gaetano Majorano was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who took his stage name Caffarelli from Domenico Caffaro, his patron. Like Farinelli, Caffarelli was a student of Nicola Porpora.-Early life and training:...
brothers (who also had 4 sisters), he was ordained priest at 20, as canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of the cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
at Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
.
Upon the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, he fled to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, returning to France in 1798 to live at the house of his brother Louis-Marie-Joseph, préfet maritime
Préfet Maritime
The Préfet Maritime is a servant of the French State who exercises authority over the sea in one particular region . As a civil servant, he reports to the Prime Minister...
of Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
. Consecrated concordataire-bishop
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801. It solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status....
of Saint Brieuc on 1 May 1802, Saint Brioc day, he was bishop for 13 years, and in 1811 objected to Napoleon's schismatic pretensions. He ordained the comte de Quelen
Hyacinthe-Louis De Quelen
Hyacinthe-Louis De Quelen was Archbishop of Paris.-Biography:Born in Paris, he was educated at the College of Navarre. Ordained in 1807, he served a year as Vicar-General of Saint-Brieuc and then became secretary to Cardinal Fesch. When the latter was sent back to his diocese, de Quelen exercised...
as a priest, who later became archbishop of Paris
Archbishop of Paris
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is one of twenty-three archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on...
and conferred the priesthood on Lacordaire.
He was a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
and a baron d'Empire.