Samuel Gaumain
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Samuel Gaumain, O.F.M. was a French
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
.
Gaumain was born in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle, France
in January 1915. He was ordained a priest on March 12, 1938 from the Roman Catholic
religious order Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
. He was appointed bishop of Moundou Diocese (Chad) on December 19, 1959 and ordained a bishop on April 28, 1960. He remained in this position until he resigned on December 19, 1974.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
.
Gaumain was born in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in January 1915. He was ordained a priest on March 12, 1938 from the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
religious order Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is an Order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head of the Order, called the Minister General, is currently Father Mauro Jöhri.-Origins :...
. He was appointed bishop of Moundou Diocese (Chad) on December 19, 1959 and ordained a bishop on April 28, 1960. He remained in this position until he resigned on December 19, 1974.