Jérôme Martin
Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin OFMCap (born June 10, 1941 in La Chapelle, Chambéry , France , † December 4, 2009 in Limoges ) was a Roman Catholic religious priest and bishop of Berbérati .
Life
Jérôme Martin joined the religious order of the Capuchins and made his profession on June 26, 1966 . He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1967 .
From 1980 to 1987 he was Apostolic Administrator in Berbérati. Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of the Berbérati diocese in the Central African Republic on 1987 . He was ordained bishop on January 24, 1988 by the Archbishop of Chambéry, Claude Feidt ; Co- consecrators were Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier , then Bishop of Annecy and Edouard Mathos , then auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Bossangoa.
In 1991 Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. Bishop Martin died on December 4, 2009. He was buried in the church of La Chapelle.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud OFMCap |
Bishop of Berbérati 1987–1991 |
Agostino Giuseppe Delfino OFMCap |
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| SURNAME | Martin, Jérôme |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martin, Jérôme-Michel-Francis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Capuchin, Bishop of Berbérati |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Chapelle, Chambery , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 2009 |
| Place of death | Limoges , France |