Olin Pierre Louis is a Haitian Roman Catholic priest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Louis was named the parish priest of la iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan by
Roberto González Nieves
Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. (born June 2, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan in Puerto Rico since 1999.
González previously served as an auxili ...
, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico. Pierre Louis is known for providing support and advocating for Haitian and Dominican immigrants in Puerto Rico.
Early life
Olin Pierre Louis Noelsaint is originally from
Haiti.
Career
Pierre Louis arrived in Puerto Rico in 2000. He was ordained by archbishop
Roberto González Nieves
Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. (born June 2, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan in Puerto Rico since 1999.
González previously served as an auxili ...
on 24 March 2009.
Pierre Louis was the pastor of
Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce in
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Santurce (, from the Basque ''Santurtzi'' which means Saint George) is a barrio or district in the municipality of San Juan. Its population in 2020 was 69,469. It is also the biggest and most populated of all the barrios in the capital city wit ...
for 5 years.
In 2014, he reported that his church received approximately 600 Haitian immigrants as they were en route to the United States and
Francophone regions of Canada. He is an advocate for the Dominican immigrant population in Puerto Rico.
He houses Haitian migrants and raises money uses his congregation to raise money to purchase tickets to Miami and New York.
In July 2015, Pierre Louis was named the parish priest of la iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan.
Personal life
Pierre Louis' first language is
Haitian Creole.
See also
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List of Haitians
This is a list of notable Haitian people. It includes people who were born in Haiti or possess Haitian citizenship, who are notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the Constitution of Ha ...
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Catholic Church in the United States
With 23 percent of the United States' population , the Catholic Church is the country's second largest religious grouping, after Protestantism, and the country's largest single church or Christian denomination where Protestantism is divided i ...
References
External links
Interviewwith the
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras School of Communication
Interviewwith
''Primera Hora''
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20th-century Haitian people
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Haitian emigrants to Puerto Rico
Haitian Roman Catholic priests