Most Reverend Louis Laneau | |
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Vicar Apostolic of Siam | |
![]() Louis Laneau (on the right, forefront) was closely involved in the contacts with king Narai. Here, Chevalier de Chaumont presents a letter from Louis XIV to King Narai. | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Vicar Apostolic of Siam |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Louis Champion de Cicé |
Orders | |
Consecration | 25 March 1674 by Pierre Lambert de la Motte |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 May 1637 |
Died | March 16, 1696 Ayutthaya | (aged 58)
Nationality | French |
Louis Laneau (31 May 1637 in Mondoubleau – 16 March 1696 in Ayutthaya) was a French bishop of the 17th century who was active as a missionary in the kingdom of Siam (modern Thailand). He was a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was initially nominated as the replacement of Msgr Ignace Cotolendi in charge of Nankin.