Guillaume Briconnet
- Dates
- 1470–1534 AD
The Bishop of Meaux from 1516 to 1534. He implemented reform in his diocese with the help of well—known evangelical humanists William Farel and Jacques Lefevre.
In detail
Guillaume Briconnet was the bishop of Meaux and lived from 1470—1534. Briconnet worked closely with early reformers, including Jacques Lefevre. Briconnet was also fearlessly devoted to the Bible and even financed a translation of the New Testament into the French language. In addition, this bishop of Meaux encouraged the people within his diocese to read the Scriptures.
After Emperor Charles V captured King Francis I of France, Briconnet was accused of heresy. As a result, Briconnet did not join with the Protestant Reformation but began openly contradicting Luther in 1523.