Eugène Klein (1916 – 1992, born in Avenheim) was a French clergyman and

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for the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. Bishops Ordinaries * Eugène Klein, M.S.C. (1960–197 ...

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. He was appointed Bishop of Bereina in 1966. He was Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa in

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from 1972 until he resigned in 1981. He died in 1992.https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbere.html CH

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1916 births 1992 deaths People from Saverne French Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Bereina Roman Catholic archbishops of Nouméa New Caledonian people of French descent {{RC-bishop-stub