Jean Margéot
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Jean Margéot (3 February 1916 – 17 July 2009) was Mauritian Roman Catholic priest, bishop and cardinal.
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Jean Margéot | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Port-Louis |
See | Port-Louis |
Appointed | 6 February 1969 |
Term ended | 15 February 1993 |
Predecessor | Daniel Liston |
Successor | Maurice Piat |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa (1988-2009) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 December 1938 by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani |
Consecration | 4 May 1969 by Paolo Mosconi |
Created cardinal | 25 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean Margéot 3 February 1916 |
Died | 17 July 2009(2009-07-17) (aged 93) Filles de Marie Convent, Bonne-Terre, Vacoas, Mauritius |
Buried | Port-Louis Cathedral |
Parents | Joseph
Margéot Marie Harel |
Previous post(s) | President of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (1986-89) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Non ministrari sed ministrare |
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