Bienvenu de Miollis

François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis
Bishop of Digne
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Digne
In office28 Aug 1805-31 Aug 1838
PredecessorIrénée-Yves Desolle
SuccessorMarie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour
Personal details
Born(1753-06-19)19 June 1753
Died(1843-06-27)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[1][2]) was the Bishop of Digne from 1805 to 1838. He was the inspiration for Victor Hugo's character Bishop Myriel in the novel Les Misérables.

  1. ^ http://www.omiworld.org/dictionary.asp?v=5&vol=1&let=M&ID=850 Archived 2013-03-26 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
  2. ^ "Bishop François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.