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

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priest and member of the congregation of the

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. He was appointed a

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of the

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of Yule Island in

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in 1960 and the diocesan bishop when the territory became the

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in 1966. In 1971 he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nouméa in

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, where he succeeded as Archbishop on 7 April 1972, serving until his resignation was accepted on 19 June 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 Missionaries of the Sacred Heart French Roman Catholic archbishops Roman Catholic bishops of Bereina Roman Catholic archbishops of Nouméa New Caledonian people of French descent {{France-RC-bishop-stub