Eugène Curien
Eugène Curien (born February 23, 1868 in Senones , † August 6, 1947 ibid) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of La Rochelle .
Life
The ordination received Eugène Curien on June 11, 1892. Before he was appointed Bishop of La Rochelle on 23 December 1923 he was pastor in Epinal .
The episcopal ordination donated to him on February 5, 1924 in the basilica Saint-Maurice in Épinal Alphonse-Gabriel-Pierre Foucault , Bishop of Saint-Dié ; Co - consecrators were Joseph-Marie Tissier , Bishop of Châlons , and Charles Joseph Eugène Ruch , Bishop of Strasbourg .
Eugène Curien was a co-founder of the Union des Catholiques d'Aunis et de Saintonge (UCAS), an early lay apostolate movement that arose before the Catholic Action . Major construction projects such as the L'Houmeau seminary and the church of Fétilly weighed on the diocese's finances during his tenure .
On November 8, 1937, he resigned for health reasons and was appointed titular bishop of Loryma .
Web links
- Short biography. Diocese of La Rochelle , archived from the original on August 8, 2007 ; accessed on December 7, 2019 .
- Entry on Eugène Curien on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 7, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Auguste Eyssautier |
Bishop of La Rochelle 1923–1937 |
Louis Liagre |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Curien, Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of La Rochelle |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Senones |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1947 |
| Place of death | Senones |