Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly (born July 9, 1943 Juvardeil, France) is a Catholic prelate and the Bishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna since 24 December 2018.[1][2]
The Most Reverend Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. | |
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Bishop of Wallis et Futuna | |
Diocese | Wallis et Futuna |
Appointed | June 20, 2005 |
Term ended | December 24, 2018 |
Predecessor | Laurent Fuahea |
Successor | Susitino Sionepoe |
Orders | |
Ordination | November 6, 1971 (priesthood) |
Consecration | August 7, 2005 (episcopate) by Charles Daniel Balvo |
Personal details | |
Born | Juvardeil, France | July 9, 1943
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Avec Marie (with Mary) |
In 2018, he gave in his resignation on Christmas Eve (24 December). Pope Francis then announced that Susitino Sionepoe, former Provincial Vicar of the Society of Mary (Marists) was to succeed him as Bishop of Wallis and Futuna.
References
edit- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Bishop Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M., Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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- Diocese of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna
- Bishop Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M., Catholic-Hierarchy.org
- [1] Announcement of Susitino Sionepoe as successor