Edmond Abelé
Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé (born March 4, 1925 in Châlons-sur-Marne , Département Marne ; † September 27, 2017 ) was a French clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Digne .
Life
Edmond Abelé was ordained a priest on October 21, 1951 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Monaco on June 27, 1972 . The episcopal ordination donated him the bishop of Fréjus-Toulon , Gilles Barthe , on October 15 of the same year; Co - consecrators were René-Joseph Piérard , Bishop of Châlons , and Angelo Raimondo Verardo OP , Bishop of Ventimiglia .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Digne on December 1, 1980, and on June 2, 1987, he accepted his resignation due to health reasons.
Web links
- Entry on Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 18, 2016.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp |
Bishop of Monaco 1972–1980 |
Charles Amarin Brand |
René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin OFM |
Bishop of Digne 1980–1987 |
Georges Pontier |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Abelé, Edmond |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abelé, Edmond-Marie-Henri (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Digne |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Châlons-sur-Marne |
DATE OF DEATH | 27th September 2017 |