Clément Bonnand
Mgr. Clément BONNAND (20 May 1796 – 21 March 1861) was a missionary of Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry from 3 April 1850 until his death on 21 March 1861.
Monsignor Clément Bonnand M.E.P. | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry Titular Bishop of Druzipara | |
Monsignor Clément Bonnand | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Installed | 3 April 1850 |
| Term ended | 21 March 1861 |
| Predecessor | Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert |
| Successor | Joseph-Isidore Godelle |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 June 1821 |
| Consecration | 10 November 1833 by Bishop Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1796 Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire, France |
| Died | 21 March 1861 (aged 64) Benares |
| Buried | Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Catholic |
He was born on 20 May 1796 in Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire, France, he was ordained priest on 17 June 1821. He served for some time as an assistant in a parish of his own diocese. He joined the MEP Seminary on 14 November 1823. He left for the Malabar Mission on 4 February 1824 and served first at Phirangipuram in Andhra Pradesh.
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