The Abbe Fauchet was constitutional bishop of Calvados.

The celebrity of his name, the elevated patriotism of his opinions, the _eclat_ of his revolutionary renown, his eloquence, and his writings, disseminated widely in his diocese, were the causes of greater excitement throughout Calvados than elsewhere.
Fauchet, whose conformity of opinions, honesty of feelings for renovation, and even whose somewhat fanciful imagination, which were subsequently destined to associate him in acts, and even on the scaffold, with the Girondists, was born at Domes, in the ancient province of Nivernais.

He embraced the Catholic faith, entered into the free community of the priests of Saint Roch, at Paris, and was for some time preceptor to the children of the marquis de Choiseul, brother of the famous duke de Choiseul, the last minister of the school of Richelieu and Mazarin.

A remarkable talent for speaking gave him a distinguished reputation in the pulpit.

He was appointed preacher to the king, abbe of Montfort, and grand-vicaire of Bourges.