Joseph-Isidore Godelle
Bishop Joseph-Isidore Godelle M.E.P. | |
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| 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 |
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.
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.