André Sorin
André Sorin MSC (born June 7, 1903 in Les Sables-d'Olonne , France , † April 19, 1959 ) was a Roman Catholic bishop .
Life
Sorin initially intended to become a diocesan priest , but then decided to join the Sacred Heart Missionaries and took his religious vows in 1925 . On August 4, 1929 he was ordained a priest . On June 13, 1946, Sorin, who had been in New Guinea since 1931 , was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby , Titular Bishop of Antiphrae and Apostolic Administerator of Samarai . He was ordained bishop on August 24, 1946 by Cardinal Giovanni Panico ; Co - consecrators were Francis-Xavier Gsell , Bishop of Darwin , and Gerard Vesters , former Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul . In 1951, Francis John Doyle assumed responsibility for Samarai as Prefect Apostolic .
André Sorin died on April 19, 1959 at the age of 55 and was buried on Yule Island .
Web links
- Entry on André Sorin on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- Entry about the Archdiocese of Port Moresby on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Diocese of Bereina ( Memento of May 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alain Guynot de Boismenu MSC |
Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby 1946–1959 |
Virgil Patrick Copas MSC |
| Apostolic prefecture was re-established |
Apostolic Administrator of Samarai 1946–1951 |
Francis John Doyle MSC |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sorin, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sorin, André MSC |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French religious, Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Les Sables-d'Olonne , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1959 |