Background
He was born at Ville-de-Lezoux, diocese of Clermont, France.
He was born at Ville-de-Lezoux, diocese of Clermont, France.
He joined the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris seminary in 1774. He was ordained a priest on 17 September 1774. He was sent as a missionary to Szechuan, China in 1775.
He was reassigned to Macao, but return to the Chinese missions in 1788.
He was appointed as the Titular bishop of Thabraca and Company-adjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan), China on 24 July 1798. He became the Vicar Apostolic on 15 November 1801.
He was betrayed to the authorities by a native Christian and was arrested on 18 May 1815. He was beheaded on 14 September 1815 at Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
His head was attached to a pole and his body left exposed for three days as a warning to others
Pope Leo XIII declared him as venerable on 2 July 1899 and Beatified him on 27 May 1900. He was Canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000.