Bishop of Orléans from 1604 to 1630, he was made a knight in the Order of the Holy Spirit during the reign of Louis XIII on 31 December 1619.

He was a learned man, respected by his contemporaries for his knowledge of the writings of the Fathers of the Church; Nominal subdeacon of Orleans, he was succeeded by his brother, Guillaume, around 1600.

Our prelate was bishop of Orleans in 1604[2] and crowned in Rome, March 28 of the same year, by the hand of Pope Clement VIII.

He held one of the first places of the clergy of France by his doctrine and his ability in business, and illustrated it by his piety and his assiduity to his episcopal foundings.

He died in Grenoble, a little advanced in age, but consumed with study and work, 15 October 1630,[3] deputy with other prelates of the assembly of the clergy towards the King, who was at Lyons.