▁and ▁convent s . ▁He ▁was ▁consult ed ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁conscience ▁by ▁persons ▁at ▁court . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Gene va ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 2 , ▁Bishop ▁Gran ier ▁died , ▁and ▁Sales ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Gene va ▁by ▁V esp as ien ▁G rib ald i , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Thomas ▁P ob el ▁and ▁ ▁Jacques ▁Ma ist ret , ▁O . C arm . ▁as ▁co - con sec rat ors . ▁He ▁res ided ▁in ▁Anne cy ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁modern - day ▁France ) ▁because ▁Gene va ▁remained ▁under ▁Cal vin ist ▁control ▁and ▁therefore ▁closed ▁to ▁him . ▁His ▁dioc ese ▁became ▁famous ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁for ▁its ▁efficient ▁organization , ▁ze alous ▁cler gy ▁and ▁well - inst ruct ed ▁la ity , ▁an ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁those ▁days . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Fri ars ▁Minor ▁Cap uch in , ▁which ▁was ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁pre aching ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁in ▁his ▁dioc ese . ▁They ▁appreciated ▁his ▁co operation ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 7 ▁they ▁made ▁him ▁an ▁official ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁Order , ▁the ▁highest ▁honor ▁possible ▁for ▁a ▁non - member . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁at ▁Ev ian , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Gene va , ▁St . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁appeared ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁said : ▁" You ▁desire ▁mart yr dom , ▁just ▁as ▁I ▁once ▁long ed ▁for ▁it . ▁But