Hervé Le Cléac'h
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Hervé Marie Le Cléac'h SS. CC. (11 March 1915 – 13 August 2012) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Hervé Marie Le Cléac'h, SS. CC. | |
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Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenatal (Emeritus) | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Taiohae o Tefenuaenatal |
In office | 1973 - 1986 |
Predecessor | Louis-Bertrand Tirilly |
Successor | Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalieri |
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Ordination | 18 December 1943 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1915-03-11)11 March 1915 |
Died | 13 August 2012(2012-08-13) (aged 97) |
Previous post(s) | Priest |
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Hervé Marie Le Cléac'h was born in Dinéault, France, and was ordained a priest on 18 December 1943 from the Roman Catholic religious institute, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Hervé-Marie Le Cléac'h was appointed Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenatal on 1 March 1973 and received his episcopal consecration on 24 June 1973. He resigned governance of the see on 31 May 1986.[1] Le Cléac'h died on 13 August 2012.[2]
In January 1997 he was made an officer of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[3]