René-Marie-Charles Poirier (born 1802 in Redon) was a

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clergyman and

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for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau. He was ordained in 1827. He was appointed bishop in 1858. He died in 1878.

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1802 births 1878 deaths French Roman Catholic bishops People from Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine Roman Catholic bishops of Roseau {{France-RC-bishop-stub