Education
He entered the seminary of St. Sulpice at Paris, and studied theology at the Sorbonne. He was ordained priest in 1699, and was made Doctor of Theology in 1700.
He entered the seminary of St. Sulpice at Paris, and studied theology at the Sorbonne. He was ordained priest in 1699, and was made Doctor of Theology in 1700.
He held successively the offices of Abbé de Sainte Croix de Guingamp, Dean of Laval, Vicar-General of the Bishop of Tréguier (1707), and Royal Almoner. He was made Bishop of Tulle in 1723.