Pierre Pigneau de Béhaine
Pigneau de Béhaine | |
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The 1787 painting of Pigneau de Behaine by Maupérin is visible at the Paris Foreign Missions Society | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 2 November 1741 |
| Died | 9 October 1799 (aged 57) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Consecration | 24 February 1774 by Bernardo de São Caetano |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Vietnam |
| Predecessor | Guillaume Piguel |
| Successor | Jean Labartette |
Pierre Joseph Georges Pigneau (2 November 1741 – 9 October 1799), commonly known as Pigneau de Béhaine (French: [piɲo də be.ɛn]), also Pierre Pigneaux, Bá Đa Lộc ("Pedro" 百多祿), Bách Đa Lộc (伯多祿) and Bi Nhu ("Pigneau" 悲柔), was a French Roman Catholic bishop best known for his role in assisting Nguyễn Ánh (later Emperor Gia Long) to establish the Nguyễn dynasty in Vietnam after the Tây Sơn rebellion.