Pierre Bataillon

Pierre Bataillon

Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeVicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania
In office23 August 1842 – 1863
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorAloys Elloy
Other postTitular Bishop of Aenus (1842-1877)
Orders
Ordination19 December 1835
Consecration3 December 1843
by Guillaume Douarre
Personal details
Born(1810-01-06)6 January 1810
Died10 April 1877(1877-04-10) (aged 67)

Pierre Bataillon (born in 1810 in Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes - 1877) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga. He was appointed bishop in 1842.

He was Titular Bishop of Aenus, First Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania from 1842 until his death in 1877.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Stuk 026 - Catholic Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, Reel 26". Australian National University, College of Asia and the Pacific. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy