Siméon Oualli (born 18 February 1928 – 17 March 2002) was a

Guadeloupean Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the tw ...

clergyman and

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

for the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre ( la, Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis; ), more simply known as the Diocese of Basse-Terre, is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. ...

. Oualli was born in

Saint-François, Guadeloupe Saint-François ( gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Senfwanswa) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, located in the southeast point of the main island of Grande-Terre. Settlements include Chassaing, and Dubedou. The ...

. He became ordained in 1957. He was appointed bishop in 1970. He died on 17 March 2002, at the age of 74.

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1928 births 2002 deaths People from Saint-François, Guadeloupe 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Guadeloupe 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Guadeloupe Roman Catholic bishops of Basse-Terre Guadeloupean Roman Catholic bishops {{Caribbean-RC-bishop-stub