Guire Poulard (6 January 1942 – 9 December 2018) was a Haitian Roman Catholic archbishop who served as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, from 26 March 2011 until his resignation on 7 October 2017.
Guire Poulard | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop-emeritus of Port au-Prince | |
| Archdiocese | Port-au-Prince |
| See | Port-au-Prince |
| Appointed | 12 January 2011 |
| Installed | 26 March 2011 |
| Term ended | 7 Oct 2017 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Serge Miot |
| Successor | Max Leroy Mésidor |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 June 1972 by François-Wolff Ligondé |
| Consecration | 15 May 1988 by Paolo Romeo |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1942 |
| Died | 9 December 2018 (aged 76) Saint Francois de Sales Hospital, Port-au-Prince |
Biography
editPoulard was born in Haiti and was ordained to the priesthood in 1972. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacmel from 1988 to 2009. He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes from 2009 to 2011. Poulard served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince from 2011 to 2017, succeeding Joseph Serge Miot, who died due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[1] His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 7 October 2017 due to reaching the age limit, while appointing Max Leroy Mésidor, until then Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. He died on 9 December 2018.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
- ^ "Archbishop Guire Poulard [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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