Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727-1794). French Catholic clergyman of the French Revolution. On 3 January 1791 he swore the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. On 8 November 1792 he was appointed administrator of Paris. Gobel, as constitutional archbishop of Paris, abdicating his episcopal functions before the tribunal of the National Convention on 7 November 1793. Drawing by Renaud. Engraving by Launay-Marchand. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727-1794). French Catholic clergyman of the French Revolution. On 3 January 1791 he swore the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. On 8 November 1792 he was appointed administrator of Paris. Gobel, as constitutional archbishop of Paris, abdicating his episcopal functions before the tribunal of the National Convention on 7 November 1793. Drawing by Renaud. Engraving by Launay-Marchand. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.