Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien

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Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien CSC (born July 6, 1951 in Gonaïves , † July 22, 2015 in Miami ) was Bishop of Hinche .

Life

Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien occurred on September 8, 1976, the Congregation of the Congregation of Holy Cross in, put on 5 October 1980, the profession , and received on 28 December 1980, the priestly ordination .

Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Port-au-Prince and titular bishop of Lamdia on December 10, 2002 .

The Cardinal Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina , Roger Cardinal Etchegaray , donated him episcopal ordination on February 22nd of the following year ; Co - consecrators were François-Wolff Ligondé , Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, and François Gayot SMM , Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Hinche on August 6, 2009.

Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien died on July 2, 2015 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami of complications from cancer.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nomina di Ausiliari di Port-au-Prince (Haiti). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 10, 2002, accessed August 26, 2015 (Italian).
  2. ^ Nomina di Vescovo di Hinche (Haiti). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 6, 2009, accessed August 26, 2015 (Italian).
  3. Emmanuel Thelusma: Décès du Mgr Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien. Le Nouvelliste , July 22, 2015, accessed on August 26, 2015 (French).
predecessor Office successor
Louis Kébreau SDS Bishop of Hinche
2009–2015
Désinord Jean