Emmanuel Constant (bishop)
Emmanuel Constant (born January 5, 1928 in Port-au-Prince , Haiti ; † June 16, 2009 ibid) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Les Gonaïves in Haiti. His nephew is the paramilitary Emmanuel "Toto" Constant .
Life
Emmanuel Constant was ordained a priest on July 12, 1953 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Les Gonaïves on August 20, 1966 . The episcopal ordination received his Curia Archbishop Antonio Samorè on 28 October of that year. Co -consecrators were Archbishop Albert François Cousineau of Cap-Haïtien and Rémy Augustin , Coadjutor Bishop of Port-de-Paix .
His resignation was granted on July 30, 2003 by Pope John Paul II .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sewell Chan: The Saga of 'Toto' Constant. In: The Empire Zone; Politics Across the Region. The New York Times , May 23, 2007, accessed September 1, 2017 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert |
Bishop of Les Gonaïves 1966–2003 |
Yves-Marie Péan CSC |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Constant, Emmanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Haitian clergyman, Bishop of Gonaïves, Haiti |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port-au-Prince , Haiti |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 2009 |
| Place of death | Port-au-Prince |