Antonin Drapier

Antonin-Fernand Drapier (28 April 1891 – 30 July 1967) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Ordination history of
Antonin Drapier
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byFrançois David
Date22 December 1929
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Antonin Drapier as principal consecrator
Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục4 May 1938
Felix Hedde30 November 1939
Jean Cassaigne24 June 1941
Santos Ubierna21 September 1942
Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet19 January 1944

He was born on 28 April 1891 in Creuë-en-Woëvre, France. He was ordained priest of the Dominican Order on 24 April 1924.

He was named titular archbishop of Neocesarea di Ponto and Apostolic Delegate to Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Lesser Armenia on 7 October 1929.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 22 December 1929 from François David, Bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Amadiya.

He was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Indochina on 28 November 1936.[2]

He retired in 1950 and died on 30 July 1967.[3]

References
  1. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXI. 1929. pp. 618, 630. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXIX. 1937. p. 39. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. p. 832. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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