Melchior de Marion Brésillac
Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone Titular Bishop of Prusa | |
Melchior de Marion Brésillac, Founder of the Society of African Missions | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 13 April 1858 |
| Installed | 13 April 1858 |
| Term ended | 25 June 1859 |
| Successor | John Joseph O'Gorman |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of Coimbatore (1850-55) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 December 1838 |
| Consecration | 4 October 1846 by Clément Bonnand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac December 2, 1813 Castelnaudary, France |
| Died | June 25, 1859 (aged 45) Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Buried | Chapel of the Society of African Missions in Lyon, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
| Patronage | Missionaries |
Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, S.M.A. (2 December 1813 – 25 June 1859) was a French Catholic prelate and the founder of the Society of African Missions.