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Yves-Marie Péan
Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C., (born May 25, 1954) is a Haitian clergyman of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Les Gonaïves since 2003. Biography Péan was born in Pilate, Haiti as the second of four children of Dacius and Carmelie. After secondary school, he entered the novitiate of the Congregation of Holy Cross The Congregation of Holy Cross (), abbreviated CSC, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in 1837 by Basil Moreau, in Le Mans, France. Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross for women, n .... He made his first vows on September 8. 1976, and his final profession on August 12, 1983. He was ordained a priest for the Congregation on October 16, 1983. After serving as a parish pastor for six years, he was assigned as Master of Novices for the community. He then went to Rome to study at the Gregorian University. He received a license and doctorate in Spiritual Theology. Upon returning, he was direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organisationally, several Christian denominations utilise ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority within their dioceses. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full Priest#Christianity, priesthood given by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office and is held only during tenure of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Roman Catholic bishops, high-ranking ecclesiastics, and others holding equivalent rank, such as heads of international organizations. Members of royal families generally have distinct addresses such as Majesty, Highness, etc.. While not a title of office itself, the honorific ''Excellency'' precedes various titles held by the holder, both in speech and in writing. In reference to such an official, it takes the form ''His'' or ''Her Excellency''; in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Reverend
The Most Reverend (abbreviated as The Most Revd or The Most Rev) is an honorific style (form of address), style given to certain (primarily Western Christian, Western) Christian clergy and Christian minister, ministers. It is a variant of the more common style "The Reverend". Catholic In the Catholic Church, two different systems may be found. In most countries, all bishops are styled "The Most Reverend", as well as monsignors of the rank of protonotary apostolic ''de numero''. In the United Kingdom, only archbishops bear the style "The Most Reverend", with other bishops styled "The Right Reverend". By custom, this title is used for the Minister general, ministers general of the various branches of the Order of Friars Minor as well as of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. Eastern Orthodox In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox tradition, archbishops under the Ecumenical Patriarchate (those who are not the Primate (bishop), primates of autocephalous churches) and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Les Gonaïves
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Gonaïves (French: ''Diocèse catholique romain des Gonaïves''; Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...: ''Romano-Catholicae Dioecesis Les Gonaïves''), erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien. Bishops Ordinaries * Joseph-François-Marie Julliot (1928–1936) * Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert (1936–1966) * Emmanuel Constant (1966–2003) * Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C. (2003- ) Coadjutor bishop * Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C. (2002-2003) Territorial losses External links and references *GCatholic.org page for this diocese Les Gonaives Les Gonaïves Les Gonaïves 1861 establishments in Haiti Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cap-Haïtien {{RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Gayot
François Gayot (July 17, 1927 – December 16, 2010) was the Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien. Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... Ordained to the priesthood in 1954, Gayot was named bishop of the then Cap-Haïtien Diocese. In 1988 the Diocese was elevated to an archdiocese. Archbishop Gayot retired in 2003 and died in 2010. Notes External links 1927 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Haiti 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Haiti 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Haiti Haitian Roman Catholic archbishops Roman Catholic bishops of Cap-Haïtien Roman Catholic archbishops of Cap-Haïtien Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI {{Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Constant (bishop)
Bishop Emmanuel Constant (January 5, 1928 – June 16, 2009). Born in Port-au-Prince he was ordained priest on July 12, 1953. Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Les Gonaïves.He was consecrated by Bishop Antonio Samoré as part of the indigenisation of the Haitian clergy. He served as bishop 37 years and retired on July 30, 2003, after reaching the age limit. Bishop Constant died on June 16, 2009, in Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ... of cancer. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Constant, Emanuel 1928 births 2009 deaths People from Port-au-Prince 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Haiti Roman Catholic bishops of Les Gonaïves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Constant
Hubert Constant (born on 18 September 1931 in Camp-Perrin, South of Haiti and died on 23 September 2011) was the Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of Cap-Haïtien. Ordained priest in the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) on September 15, 1958, Msgr. Constant was named bishop of Fort-Liberté Fort-Liberté (; ) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune and administrative capital of the Nord-Est (department), Nord-Est Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. It is close to the border of the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest c ... in 1991 and archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in 2003. He retired in 2008. On November 5, 2003, he was transferred to the metropolitan headquarters of Cap-Haïtien. He remained there until March 1, 2008, when Pope Benedict XVI accepted his renunciation and appointed Louis Kébreau as his successor. Biography He was ordained a priest in the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) on September 15, 1958. On January 31, 1991, John Paul II appointed him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilate, Nord
Pilate (; ) is a commune in the Plaisance Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... It has 40,445 inhabitants. References Populated places in Nord (Haitian department) Communes of Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haitians
Haitians ( French: , ) are the citizens and nationals of Haiti. The Haitian people have their origins in West and Central Africa with the most spoken language being the French based Haitian Creole. The larger Haitian diaspora includes individuals that trace ancestry to Haiti and self-identify as Haitian but are not necessarily Haitian by citizenship. The United States and the Dominican Republic have the largest Haitian populations in the world after Haiti. An ethno-national group, Haitians generally comprise the modern descendants of self-liberated Africans in the Caribbean territory historically referred to as Saint-Domingue. This includes the mulatto minority who denote corresponding European ancestry, notably from French settlers. Definitions According to the Constitution of Haiti, a Haitian citizen is: * Anyone, regardless of where they are born, is considered Haitian if either their mother or father is a native-born citizen of Haiti. A person born in Haiti could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregation Of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross (), abbreviated CSC, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in 1837 by Basil Moreau, in Le Mans, France. Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross for women, now divided into three independent congregations of sisters: the Marianites of Holy Cross ( Le Mans, France), the Sisters of the Holy Cross ( Notre Dame, Indiana), and the Sisters of Holy Cross (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). History Two Societies Basile Antoine-Marie Moreau was born at Laigné-en-Belin, near Le Mans, France, on February 11, 1799, in the final months of the French Revolution. When Moreau decided to enter the priesthood, he was forced to undergo his seminary training in secret for fear that the French government would arrest him. He completed his studies and was ordained for the Diocese of Le Mans in 1821. The French government continued to work for the removal of the Church from the educational system, which left many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
