Pierre Brigot
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Bishop Pierre Brigot M.E.P. |
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| Superior of Karnatic Mission (Pondicherry) Titular Bishop of Thabraca |
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Tomb of Pierre Brigot
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| See | Karnatic Mission |
| Appointed | 30 September 1776 |
| Term ended | 8 November 1791 |
| Successor | Nicolas Champenois |
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| Consecration | 24 August 1757 by Juan de La Fuente Yepes |
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| Birth name | Pierre Brigot |
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September 1, 1713 Sully-sur-Loire, France |
| Died | November 8, 1791 (aged 78) Pondicherry |
| Buried | Cathedral Cemetery, Pondicherry |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Ordination history of Pierre Brigot | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Juan de La Fuente Yepes |
| Date of consecration | 24 August 1757 |
| Place of consecration | Manila, Philippines. |
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Bishops consecrated by Pierre Brigot as principal consecrator
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| Guillaume Piguel | 1764 |
| Giovanni Maria Percoto | 1768 |
| Luigi Pianazzi | 1785 |
| Nicolas Champenois | 1786 |
Pierre Brigot (1 September 1713 – 8 November 1791) was a missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the first Superior of Karnatic Mission headquartered at Pondicherry which later became the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. He was the Superior from 30 September 1776 until his death. He was formerly the Vicar Apostolic of Siam in Thailand from 8 December 1755. After his death the Karnatic Mission was headed by Bishop Nicolas Champenois.
He was born at Sully-sur-Loire in the Diocese of Orléans, France on 1 September 1713. He joined the Paris Foreign Missions Society and was sent to Siam, Thailand in 1741.
He worked first in a place called Mergui. In 1749 he apposed the erection of a stone in front of his Church. The stone is claimed to have contained abusive language towards Catholicism and for that reason it was called scandal stone. After two months of fighting, the Governor relented. From 1742 to 1750, he worked as the provicar of the Tenasserim.
He came back to Bangkok on January 22, 1755 and was appointed titula bishop of Thabraca and Coadjutor of Siam. Since his predecessor Jean de Lolière-Puycontat died before consecrating him, Brigot went to Manila to receive his episcopal consecration on August 24, 1757 from Bishop Juan de La Fuente Yepes.
Dunring the Burmese–Siamese War of 1767 Bishop Brigot, his missionaries together with their Christians and seminarians, a Jesuit, Dominicans, another Portuguese priest, and their Christians were taken prisoners. Seeing fellow Christians in misery, he gave them everything he had, he even sold his episcopal ring. During the month of May they were taken to Tavoy and then in November to Rangoon. The Franciscans and Barnabites missionaries in this city, chose him as arbitrator on an issue that divided them, and accepted his decision.
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