Florentin-Étienne Jaussen, SS.CC., (2 April 1815 – 9 September 1891) was the first bishop of Tahiti and the man who brought the

rongorongo Rongorongo (Rapa Nui: ) is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) that appears to be writing or proto-writing. Numerous attempts at decipherment have been made, with none being successful. Although some c ...

script of

Easter Island Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its ne ...

to the world's attention. In the 1860s Bishop Jaussen was responsible for ending the slave raids on

. Jaussen was born in Rocles, France. He was Vicar Apostolic of

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...

and titular bishop of Axieri from 9 May 1848 until 12 February 1884, when he resigned. During this time he went by the name ''Tepano,'' the Tahitian pronunciation of Etienne in its original Greek form ''Stephanos''. He ordained the first native priest of Eastern Polynesia

Tiripone Mama Taira Putairi Tiripone Mama Taira Putairi, SS.CC., (1846–1881) was educated by French missionaries from birth and became the first indigenous Roman Catholic priest ordained in Eastern Polynesia. He was part of the native royal family of Mangareva, and his fath ...

, on 24 December 1874. He died on 9 September 1891 at the episcopal palace in Tahiti.

References

*CHAUVET, Stéphen-Charles. 1935. ''L'île de Pâques et ses mystères'' ("Easter Island and its Mysteries"). Paris: Éditions Tel. (An online English version translated by Ann Altman and edited by Shawn McLaughlin is availabl
www.chauvet-translation.com here
) People from Ardèche French Roman Catholic missionaries French Polynesian Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic missionaries in French Polynesia Picpus Fathers Rongorongo 1815 births 1891 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Papeete {{FrenchPolynesia-bio-stub

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