Joseph-Adolphe Gandy
Joseph-Adolphe Gandy (25 February 1839 – 26 March 1909) was a member of Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the archbishop of Archdiocese of Pondicherry. On 16 March 1883 he was appointed as a coadjutor vicar apostolic to succeed Bishop Laouënan. He was consecrated as a bishop on 9 September 1883 with Tricale as his titular see. When Pope Leo XII established Catholic hierarchy in India, he was appointed as the coadjutor archbishop of Pondicherry on 15 January 1889. After the death of Mgr. Laouënan he succeed him on 29 September 1892. He was the archbishop until his death on 26 March 1909. He was succeeded by Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel.
Archbishop Joseph-Adolphe Gandy M.E.P. | |
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| Archbishop of Pondicherry | |
| See | Pondicherry |
| Appointed | 15 January 1889 |
| Installed | 29 September 1892 |
| Term ended | 26 March 1909 |
| Predecessor | François-Jean-Marie Laouënan |
| Successor | Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 July 1862 |
| Consecration | 9 September 1883 by François-Jean-Marie Laouënan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph-Adolphe Gandy 25 February 1839 Châtonnay, France |
| Died | 26 March 1909 (aged 70) Yercaud |
| Buried | Cathedral Cemetery, Pondicherry |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | Dominare Nostri Tu Et Filius Tuus (Rule over us - you, your son - Judges 8:22) |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Joseph-Adolphe Gandy | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | The Most Reverend |
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