Louis Sankalé
Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (born November 2, 1946 in Ndar , Senegal ) is Bishop Emeritus of Nice .
Life
Louis Sankalé was ordained a priest on September 18, 1976 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Cayenne on June 27, 1998 . The Archbishop of Marseille , Bernard Panafieu , ordained him episcopal on September 27 of the same year ; Co - consecrators were Maurice Marie-Sainte , Archbishop of Fort-de-France and Saint Pierre , and Ernest Cabo , Bishop of Basse-Terre . As a motto he chose Et exaltavit humiles (German "and raises the lowly"), a passage from the Magnificat ( Lk 1.52 EU ).
On June 18, 2004, he was appointed coadjutor bishop of Nice , and on September 5 of the same year he was introduced to the office. After Jean Bonfils ' retirement from the SMA , he succeeded him on March 28, 2005 as Bishop of Nice.
Pope Francis accepted his resignation on August 8, 2013 for health reasons.
Web links
- Entry on Louis Sankalé on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Information about the bishop on the website of the diocese (French)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| François-Marie Morvan CSSp |
Bishop of Cayenne 1998-2004 |
Emmanuel Lafont |
| Jean Bonfils SMA |
Bishop of Nice 2005–2013 |
André Marceau |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sankalé, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sankalé, Louis Albert Joseph Roger (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, bishop emeritus of Nice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ndar , Senegal |