Hubert Coppenrath

Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath (18 October 1930 – 31 July 2022)^[1] was a French Polynesian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete.^[2]

His Excellency Hubert Coppenrath
Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete
Installed	4 June 1999
Term ended	31 March 2011
Predecessor	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
Successor	Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau
Orders
Ordination	27 June 1957
Consecration	21 February 1998 by Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	Hubert Coppenrath (1930-10-18)18 October 1930 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Died	31 July 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 91) Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Biography

Coppenrath was born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on 27 June 1957, in Tahiti. Coppenrath was an advocate for the Tahitian language and in 1974 he became one of the founding members of the Tahitian Academy.^[3] He was formally ordained as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete on 4 June 1999 after appointment by Pope John Paul II. He succeeded his own brother, Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath, as Archbishop.^[4] On 31 March 2011 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Coppenrath from the pastoral care of the archdiocese having reached the age limit.

In June 2020 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Tahiti Nui.^[5]