Camille DesRosiers
Father Camille DesRosiers, S.M. (14 October 1928 − 16 May 2016) was a Canadian-born Roman Catholic priest who served as the Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti from 1986 to 2010.[1]
Camille DesRosiers | |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti |
| Installed | 14 July 1986 |
| Term ended | 24 September 2010 |
| Predecessor | John Rodgers |
| Successor | John Ikataere Rarikin |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 June 1955 |
| Rank | Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1928 Grand-Métis, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 16 May 2016 (aged 87) St Augustin, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
DesRosiers was born in Grand-Métis, Quebec, Canada. In the young age, he joined an Institute of Consecrated Life of Society of Mary (Marists) and was professed on 8 September 1950 and ordained as priest on 4 June 1955.[1] After ordination in served in Samoa, American Samoa[1] and on Nukunonu in Tokelau.[2] In November 1985 he was asked to introduce Bishop John Rodgers to the people of Tuvalu as the new Ecclesiastical Superior. When Rodgers retired due to ill-health in 1986, DesRosiers was appointed to replace him.[1] He spent 25 years in Tuvalu, before retiring in 2011.[1]
References
- "Father Camille DesRosiers R.I.P. – 25 years the only priest in Tuvalu". CathNews New Zealand. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "NZ's Flying-Boats Still Do A Vital Job A MISSION TO THE HAPPY ATOLLS". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XXXI, no. 1. 1 August 1960. p. 71. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
