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Guire Poulard
Guire Poulard (6 January 1942 – 9 December 2018) was a Haitian Roman Catholic archbishop who served as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, from 26 March 2011 until his resignation on 7 October 2017. Biography Poulard was born in Haiti and was ordained to the priesthood in 1972. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacmel from 1988 to 2009. He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes from 2009 to 2011. Poulard served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince from 2011 to 2017, succeeding Joseph Serge Miot, who died due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 7 October 2017 due to reaching the age limit, while appointing Max Leroy Mésidor Max Leroy Mésidor (born 1962 in Saint-Marc Saint-Marc ( ht, Sen Mak) is a commune in western Haiti in Artibonite departement. Its geographic coordinates are . At the 2003 Census the commune had 160,181 inhabitants. It is one of the bigge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdiocese ( with some exceptions), or are otherwise granted a titular archbishopric. In others, such as the Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Church of England, the title is borne by the leader of the denomination. Etymology The word archbishop () comes via the Latin ''archiepiscopus.'' This in turn comes from the Greek , which has as components the etymons -, meaning 'chief', , 'over', and , 'seer'. Early history The earliest appearance of neither the title nor the role can be traced. The title of "metropolitan" was apparently well known by the 4th century, when there are references in the canons of the First Council of Nicæa of 325 and Council of Antioch of 341, though the term seems to be used generally for all higher ranks of bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Les Cayes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes, erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. History The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Gonaives, Les Cayes, and Port-de-Paix) dates from the reorganization following upon the Concordat of 1860 between Pope Pius IX and the Republic of Haiti. Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cayes Bishops Ordinaries * Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice (1893–1914) * Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic (1916–1919) * Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (1919–1941) * François-Joseph Person (1941-1941) *Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. (1942–1966) *Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor (1966–1988) * Jean Alix Verrier (1988–2009) *Guire Poulard (2009–2011); named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince * Chibly Langlois (since 2011); elevated to Cardinal in 2014 Coadjutor bishops * François-Joseph Person (1937-1941) * Jean Alix Verrier (1985-1988) Auxiliary bishop * Charles-Edouard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
