Louis de Fortia-Montréal (1618–1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Carpentras (1657–1661) and Bishop of Cavaillon (1646–1656).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Biography

Louis de Fortia-Montréal was born in Avignon, France in 1618 and ordained a deacon on 9 June 1646.^[2] On 10 September 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cavaillon.^[1][2] On 23 September 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Alphonse Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] On 26 June 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Coadjutor Bishop of Carpentras and succeeded to the bishopric on 25 May 1657.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Carpentras until his death on 26 April 1661.^[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Francesco de' Marini, Bishop of Albenga (1655); and
• Juan de Paredes, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1655).

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