François-Jean-Marie Laouënan
François-Jean-Marie Laouënan (19 November 1868 – 29 September 1892) was a member of Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the archbishop of Archdiocese of Pondicherry. On 24 July 1868 he was appointed to succeed Bishop Joseph-Isidore Godelle as Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry. He was consecrated as a bishop on 11 October 1868. When Pope Leo XII established Catholic hierarchy in India, Mgr. Laouënan was appointed as Archbishop of the same see on 25 November 1886. He was the archbishop until his death on 29 September 1892. He was succeeded by Joseph-Adolphe Gandy.
Archbishop François-Jean-Marie Laouënan M.E.P. | |
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| Archbishop of Pondicherry | |
| See | Pondicherry |
| Appointed | 24 July 1868 |
| Installed | 11 October 1868 |
| Term ended | 29 September 1892 |
| Predecessor | Joseph-Isidore Godelle |
| Successor | Joseph-Adolphe Gandy |
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| Ordination | 6 June 1846 |
| Consecration | 11 October 1868 by Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux |
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| Born | François-Jean-Marie Laouënan 19 November 1822 Lannion, France |
| Died | 29 September 1892 (aged 69) Sanatorium of Montbeton, France |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | MISERICORDIAS DOMINI IN AETERNUM CANTABO (I will sing the mercy of the Lord in eternity Ps. 89(88):2) |
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