Henri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann
Henri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann OFMCap (born September 24, 1909 in Siewiller , France , † March 21, 1979 in Djibouti ) was a French Roman Catholic bishop.
Hoffmann was ordained a priest for the Capuchins on April 20, 1935 . On September 28, 1945 he was appointed Apostolic Prefect of Djibouti. On April 12, 1957, Pius XII. the prefecture to the Diocese of Djibouti and appointed Hoffmann first bishop. On August 4, 1957, Jean-Julien Weber , Bishop of Strasbourg , consecrated Bishop with the assistance of Joseph-Paul Strebler , Archbishop of Lomé , and Joseph-Jean Heintz , Bishop of Metz . He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Marcelliano da La Guerche OFMCap |
Prefect of Djibouti 1945–1955 |
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Bishop of Djibouti 1955–1979 |
Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon MAfr |
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| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Henri Alfred Bernardin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Siewiller , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1979 |
| Place of death | Djibouti |