Georges-Hilaire Dupont
Encyclopedia
Georges-Hilaire Dupont, O.M.I. (born November 16, 1919) is a French
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
Dupont was born in Virey, France
and was ordained a priest on May 9, 1943 from the religious order Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
. He was appointed Diocese of Pala on January 16, 1964 and ordained bishop May 1, 1964. He resigned from the diocese on June 28, 1975.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
Dupont was born in Virey, France
Virey
Virey is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
and was ordained a priest on May 9, 1943 from the religious order Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816 by Saint Eugene de Mazenod, a French priest born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on August 1, 1782. The congregation was given recognition by Pope...
. He was appointed Diocese of Pala on January 16, 1964 and ordained bishop May 1, 1964. He resigned from the diocese on June 28, 1975.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of Pala