Pierre-Herman Dosquet

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Pierre-Herman Dosquet
Bishop of Quebec

Diocese	Quebec
Installed	1733
Term ended	1739
Predecessor	Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay
Successor	François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière
Personal details
Born	(1691-03-04)4 March 1691 Liège, Wallonia
Died	4 March 1777(1777-03-04) (aged 86) Paris, France

Pierre-Herman Dosquet (4 March 1691 – 4 March 1777) was the fourth bishop of Quebec.

Born in Liège, Wallonia, Dosquet entered his study for the priesthood in 1715 and volunteered for the Canadian mission in 1722. Poor health had him back in France the next year and his return to Canada for a sustained period of time occurred in 1729.

He was bishop of the diocese from 1733 to 1739 and was succeeded by Bishop François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière. He died in Paris.

References

"Pierre-Herman Dosquet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. Check date values in: |date= (help)
Biography from the Catholic Encyclopedia
Pierre-Herman Dosquet at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Dosquet, Pierre-Herman
Alternative names
Short description	Catholic bishop
Date of birth	4 March 1691
Place of birth	Liège, Wallonia
Date of death	4 March 1777
Place of death	Paris, France

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