Joseph-Isidore Godelle
Joseph-Isidore Godelle (7 March 1806 – 15 July 1867) was a missionary of Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the vicar apostolic of Pondicherry from 21 March 1861 until his death on 15 July 1867.
Bishop Joseph-Isidore Godelle M.E.P. | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry Titular Bishop of Thermopylae | |
| See | Pondicherry |
| Appointed | 3 April 1857 |
| Installed | 21 March 1861 |
| Term ended | 15 July 1867 |
| Predecessor | Clément Bonnand |
| Successor | François-Jean-Marie Laouënan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 June 1833 |
| Consecration | 27 August 1857 by Clément Bonnand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph-Isidore Godelle 7 March 1806 Hannapes, France |
| Died | 15 July 1867 (aged 61) Chambéry, France |
| Buried | Chambéry Cemetery |
| Denomination | Catholic |
He was born in Hannapes, Ardennes on 7 March 1806. After his ordination on 1 June 1833, he served as pastor in Remaucourt, Aisne and Logny-lès-Chaumont (now a part of Chaumont-Porcien). In 1834 he served in Librecy. He joined the Seminary of Paris Foreign Missions on 4 May 1839. He was sent to Pondicherry, India on 6 January 1840.
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