Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C., (born May 25, 1954
) is a
Haitian clergyman of the
Catholic Church
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who has served as
Bishop of Les Gonaïves since 2003.
Biography
Péan was born in
Pilate
Pontius Pilate (; ) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of Jesus and ultimately ordered his cruc ...
, 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 director of the scholasticate in Port-au-Prince from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1997, he was pastor of the Parish of St. Rose of Lima in Pilate.
In 1997, he was named rector of the philosophy section of the Notre Dame Major Seminary in Port-au-Prince.
On May 21, 2002, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Les Gonaïves. He was consecrated as a bishop on October 13, 2002, by
François Gayot,
Emmanuel Constant, and
Hubert Constant. He ascended to the bishopric of
Les Gonaïves upon the retirement of Emmanuel Constant on July 20, 2003.
References
External links
Haitian Roman Catholic archbishops
Living people
1954 births
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