Alexandre Poncet (born in 1884 in

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) was a

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clergyman and

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for the

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. He was appointed bishop in 1935. He died in 1973. After ordination as a priest Poncet served as a chaplain to the French community in

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for 15 years, then as a seminary professor in

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. He was appointed as a priest on

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in 1925 for three years, then served on

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and

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before being made Bishop of Wallis and Futuna in 1935.

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1884 births 1973 deaths French Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Wallis et Futuna {{Bishop-stub