Jean de Capistran Aimé Cayer
Jean de Capistran Aimé Cayer OFM (born April 17, 1900 in Capelton , Québec , Canada , † April 13, 1978 ) was Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt .
Life
Jean de Capistran Aimé Cayer joined the Congregation of the Franciscan at and received on 11 July 1926, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On May 26, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Cissi and ordered him Vicar Apostolic of Egypt. The Apostolic Delegate in Canada , Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti , donated him episcopal ordination on September 17 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Sherbrooke , Philippe Sérvule Desranleau , and the Bishop of Yantai , Louis Prosper Durand, OFM.
Jean de Capistran Aimé Cayer attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Igino Michelangelo Nuti OFM |
Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt 1949–1978 |
Egidio Sampieri OFM |
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| SURNAME | Cayer, Jean de Capistran Aimé |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian religious, Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Capelton , Quebec , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1978 |