Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo (15 December 1932 in

Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe Sainte-Rose is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. It is the second largest commune of Guadeloupe, in terms of area, after Petit-Bourg. Sainte-Rose lies on the coast of the island of Basse-Terre. Population Education Public preschools ...

– 28 November 2019 in Basse-Terre) was the

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of the Diocese of Basse-Terre in

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from 1984 to 2008. Cabo was ordained a

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in 1964 and on 2 July 1984 succeeded

Siméon Oualli Siméon Oualli (born 18 February 1928 – 17 March 2002) was a Guadeloupean clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre. Oualli was born in Saint-François, Guadeloupe Saint-François ( gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Senfwa ...

as the bishop of Basse-Terre. He retired on 15 May 2008 and was succeeded by the

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, Jean-Yves Riocreux, who was appointed bishop of Basse-Terre in June 2012 and took up the post in September 2012.

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Diocese of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

Catholic Hierarchy: Ernest Cabo
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