Max Leroy Mésidor (born 1962 in Saint-Marc) is a Haitian clergyman of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince since 2017.
Max Leroy Mésidor | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Port-au-Prince | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince |
| Appointed | October 7, 2017 |
| Installed | January 6, 2018 |
| Predecessor | Guire Poulard |
| Other post(s) | Former Bishop of Fort-Liberté, former Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 10, 1988[1] by Emmanuel Constant[2] |
| Consecration | July 28, 2012[2] by Bernardito Auza, Chibly Langlois, and Yves-Marie Péan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1962[1] |
| Nationality | Haitian |
Biography
editMésidor began seminary in the Diocese of Les Gonaïves at the College of the Immaculate Conception, after which he entered the national major seminary in Port-au-Prince. He was ordained in 1988, after which he went to the University of Leuven in Belgium to study pastoral theology and catechesis.[1]
In the Diocese of Les Gonaïves, he held positions at several parishes before becoming the vicar general in 2008.[1]
In 2012, he was named the Bishop of Fort-Liberté.[1]
On November 1, 2013, he was named as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien and became the metropolitan archbishop on November 15, 2014.[1][2][3]
On October 7, 2017, he was named the Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. He was installed on January 6, 2018.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va.
- ^ a b c d "Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Port-au-Prince (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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