Bienvenu de Miollis
| François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis | |
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| Bishop of Digne | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Digne |
| In office | 28 Aug 1805－31 Aug 1838 |
| Predecessor | Irénée-Yves Desolle |
| Successor | Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 June 1753 Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Died | 27 June 1843 Aix-en-Provence, France |
François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis (19 June 1753, Aix-en-Provence, France - 27 June 1843, Aix-en-Provence, France) was the Bishop of Digne from 1805 to 1838. Bishop de Miollis was the inspiration for Victor Hugo's character Bishop Myriel in the novel Les Miserables.
Bishop de Miollis was the son of councillor in the Parliament of Provence. He had two brothers, one a lieutenant general (Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis), the other a prefect.
On September 20, 1777, he was ordained to the priesthood at Carpentras and dedicated himself to the ministry of teaching catechism in rural areas. During the French Revolution in 1791, he refused to take the oath and emigrated to Rome, where he remained for 10 years.
In 1801, he returned to Aix. He was appointed vicar of Brignoles in 1804. On 28 August 1805, he succeeded Irénée-Yves Desolle as the Bishop of Digne, which he remained till his resignation on 31 Aug 1838 at the age of 85 due to his health, becoming Bishop Emeritus of Digne. By then, he had earned the name "Bienvenu" (French for the word "Welcome") due to his charitable nature and evangelical virtues he had shown. He then retired to Aix where he died in 1843, aged 90. He was succeeded by Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour. In the diocese of Digne, he is still remembered with much veneration.
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