Jean-Baptiste Boucho was born in
Athos-Aspis,
France and in 1824, moved to Malaya where he was ordained as a priest of the
La Société des Missions Etrangères dedicated to missionary work. In Penang, he was appointed the Parish Priest of the
Church of the Assumption and established the Catholic Free School for boys. On June 10, 1845,
Pope Gregory XVI appointed him
Vicar Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore and Titular Bishop of
Attalea in Pamphylia. On October 19, 1845, he was consecrated bishop by Archbishop
Patrick Joseph Carew,
Vicar Apostolic of Bengal. Bishop
Marc-Thomas Oliffe, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bengal, served as Co-Consecrator. == See also ==