Apollinaris was little over twenty when he was ordained a priest. In 486, when he was thirty-three years old, he was made bishop of the long-vacant See of Valence, and under his care abuses were corrected and morals reformed, restoring its previous stature.
Apollinaris was barely twenty when he was consecrated as a priest. In 486, at thirty-three years old, he became bishop of the vacant See of Valence, and under his supervision, misdeeds were rectified and virtues were reformed, reviving its former prestige.