Hubert Coppenrath

Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath (18 October 1930 – 31 July 2022)^[1] was a French Polynesian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete.^[2]

His Excellency Hubert Coppenrath
Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete
Installed	4 June 1999
Term ended	31 March 2011
Predecessor	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
Successor	Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau
Orders
Ordination	27 June 1957
Consecration	21 February 1998 by Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	Hubert Coppenrath (1930-10-18)18 October 1930 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Died	31 July 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 91) Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Biography

Coppenrath was born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on 27 June 1957, in Tahiti. Coppenrath was an advocate for the Tahitian language and in 1974 he became one of the founding members of the Tahitian Academy.^[3] He was formally ordained as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete on 4 June 1999 after appointment by Pope John Paul II. He succeeded his own brother, Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath, as Archbishop.^[4] On 31 March 2011 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Coppenrath from the pastoral care of the archdiocese having reached the age limit.

In June 2020 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Tahiti Nui.^[5]

References

1. "Mgr Hubert Coppenrath" (in French). Église catholique en France. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
2. "Huge Crowd Needs Giant TV To See Funeral For Archbishop Coppenrath". Tahitipresse. Pacific Magazine. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
3. "L'hommage à Mgr Hubert Coppenrath, décédé à 91 ans" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
4. "Former Archbishop of Papeete dies". RNZ. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
5. "Remise de l'ordre de Tahiti Nui à 8 récipiendaires" (in French). Présidence de la Polynésie française. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

External links

• Hubert Coppenrath at Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath	Archbishop of Papeete 1999–2011	Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau