Joseph-Paul Strebler
Joseph-Paul Strebler SMA (born September 12, 1892 in Mertzwiller , German Empire , † March 12, 1984 in Saint-Pierre ) was a French, Roman Catholic bishop and missionary. He was ordained priest in the Society of Africa Missions on July 10, 1921 by Bishop Jules-Joseph Moury , Vicar Apostolic of the Ivory Coast. In 1937 he was sent to Togo and on July 24 of the same year he was appointed Prefect of Sokodé . On September 14, 1955, Pope Pius II appointed him Archbishop of Lomé . On June 16, 1961 he resigned the leadership of the archbishopric and was appointed titular archbishop of the titular archbishopric Nicopolis in Epiro .
Joseph-Paul Strebler attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph-Paul Strebler . catholic-hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Strebler, Joseph-Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French, Roman Catholic bishop and missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mertzwiller , German Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1984 |
| Place of death | Saint-Pierre |