Michel Visi
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Michel Visi was the bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila
. He also served as the head of Vanuatu's Vanuatu Christian Council, an important interdenominational organization.
Visi was originally from the island of Ambae in the northern part of Vanuatu
. He was ordained as a Catholic priest on 15 December 1982 at the age of 28.http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/05/20/vanuatu-bishop-michel-visi-dies-aged-52 He was appointed to be the Bishop of Vanuatu
on 12 April 1997 by Pope John Paul II
to succeed bishop Francis Lambert
. He was the first indigenous Vanuatuan to be appointed to this post.
Visi was found dead in his bedroom in Port Vila
on 19 May 2007. His funeral was held on 22 May at the Port Vila Roman Catholic Cathedral. His funeral was officiated by the Nouméa
Archbishop
Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila
Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila in Vanuatu is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected in 1901 as the Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1904. In 1966, it was elevated as the Diocese of...
. He also served as the head of Vanuatu's Vanuatu Christian Council, an important interdenominational organization.
Visi was originally from the island of Ambae in the northern part of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
. He was ordained as a Catholic priest on 15 December 1982 at the age of 28.http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/05/20/vanuatu-bishop-michel-visi-dies-aged-52 He was appointed to be the Bishop of Vanuatu
Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila in Vanuatu is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected in 1901 as the Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1904. In 1966, it was elevated as the Diocese of...
on 12 April 1997 by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
to succeed bishop Francis Lambert
Francis Lambert
Francis Lambert was a Protestant reformer, the son of a papal official at Avignon, where he was born between 1485 and 1487....
. He was the first indigenous Vanuatuan to be appointed to this post.
Visi was found dead in his bedroom in Port Vila
Port Vila
Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's...
on 19 May 2007. His funeral was held on 22 May at the Port Vila Roman Catholic Cathedral. His funeral was officiated by the Nouméa
Nouméa
Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...
Archbishop
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.-Ordinaries:*Guillaume Douarre, S. M. *Pierre Rougeyron, S. M....
Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet S.M. is the French-born New Caledonian Archbishop. He has served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa from since his appointment on Jun 19, 1981...
.