Ghislain Elwyn Emmanuel (died 16 February 1977) was

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from 1976 to 1977. He was educated at King's College London and ordained deacon in 1956 and priest in 1957. His first post was as a Curate at

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(1956-58) after which he was

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at Rodrigues (1958-60) and then a

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at St James's Cathedral

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(1960-65). Later he was Principal of St Paul's Theological College, Mauritius from 1964 and then Archdeacon of Mauritius from 1972. The first native

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of the Diocese of Mauritius, he died after three months in office. He died in 1977, aged 48.

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