After some considerable consideration, he refused the election. The electors therefore returned to their deliberations, and, on the recommendation of the Ecclesiastical Committee of the National Assembly, on 8 May 1791 chose the Oratorian Luc-François Lalande of Saint-Lô, a theologian and student of Hebrew.
After careful deliberation, he declined the election. The electors subsequently returned to their discussions, and, based on the Ecclesiastical Committee's suggestion of the National Assembly, on 8 May 1791 selected the Oratorian Luc-François Lalande of Saint-Lô, a theologian and Hebrew scholar.