ʒˈæk ɪtʃˈɑːɹd ɐfˈɜːmz ðæt hiː wʌzðə klˈoʊs fɹˈɛnd ænd ˈɔfən ðə kənfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɑːn ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti tˈuː, hˌuː ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hˌɪm bˈɪʃəp ʌv toːɹtʃˈɛloʊ, mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈɪftiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn.
Jacques Échard affirms that he was the close friend and often the confessor of John XXII, who appointed him Bishop of Torcello, March 15, 1318.