Adolphe Lechaptois
Adolphe Lechaptois, M. Afr. (8 June 1852 – 30 November 1917) was a priest of the White Fathers missionary society who was Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika from 1891 until his death in 1917, in what is now Tanzania. He took responsibility for the vicariate at a time of great danger, when the missions were insecure havens for people fleeing slavers. As the country settled down, he oversaw expansion in the number of missions and schools. He was the author of a book on the ethnography of the local people that won a prize from the French Société de Géographie.
Adolphe Lechaptois M. Afr. | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika | |
| Installed | 19 June 1891 |
| Term ended | 30 November 1917 |
| Predecessor | Léonce Bridoux |
| Successor | Joseph-Marie Birraux |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Utica (19 June 1891 – 30 November 1917) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 October 1878 |
| Consecration | 20 May 1894 by Archbishop Prosper Auguste Dusserre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1852 Cuillé, France |
| Died | 30 November 1917 (aged 65) Karema, Tanganyika |
| Nationality | French |
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