Archbishop Louis-André Navarre | |
---|---|
Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Guinea | |
Installed | May 1889 |
Term ended | January 1908 |
Predecessor | New creation |
Successor | Alain de Boismenu |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 May 1872 |
Consecration | 30 November 1887 |
Personal details | |
Born | Louis-André Navarre 3 February 1836
Auxerre, France |
Died | 16 January 1912 Townsville, Australia | (aged 75)
Denomination | Catholic |
Louis-André Navarre (3 February 1836 - 16 January 1912) was a French Catholic priest active in the Pacific. A member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, he served as Vicar Apostolic of New Guinea from 1889 to 1908. He was also the Archbishop of Cyrrhus, a titular appointment. [1]
Navarre was consecrated[ clarification needed] on 30 November 1887. [2]
Navarre resigned his duties in 1908 as he had become blind, but continued to live on Yule Island. [3] He died on 16 January 1912 at the Townsville General Hospital in Queensland, Australia. He was taken ashore after falling ill on a voyage from New Guinea to Sydney. [4]
His requiem mass was held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville on Thursday 18 January 1912. [5] He was buried in the West End Cemetery in Townsville. Permission was granted on 1 August 1925 to exhume his body which was then re-buried on Yule Island on 22 September 1925. [6]
Archbishop Louis-André Navarre | |
---|---|
Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Guinea | |
Installed | May 1889 |
Term ended | January 1908 |
Predecessor | New creation |
Successor | Alain de Boismenu |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 May 1872 |
Consecration | 30 November 1887 |
Personal details | |
Born | Louis-André Navarre 3 February 1836
Auxerre, France |
Died | 16 January 1912 Townsville, Australia | (aged 75)
Denomination | Catholic |
Louis-André Navarre (3 February 1836 - 16 January 1912) was a French Catholic priest active in the Pacific. A member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, he served as Vicar Apostolic of New Guinea from 1889 to 1908. He was also the Archbishop of Cyrrhus, a titular appointment. [1]
Navarre was consecrated[ clarification needed] on 30 November 1887. [2]
Navarre resigned his duties in 1908 as he had become blind, but continued to live on Yule Island. [3] He died on 16 January 1912 at the Townsville General Hospital in Queensland, Australia. He was taken ashore after falling ill on a voyage from New Guinea to Sydney. [4]
His requiem mass was held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville on Thursday 18 January 1912. [5] He was buried in the West End Cemetery in Townsville. Permission was granted on 1 August 1925 to exhume his body which was then re-buried on Yule Island on 22 September 1925. [6]