Louis-André Navarre

Louis-André Navarre (3 February 1836 - 16 January 1912) was a French Catholic priest active in the Pacific. A member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, he served as Vicar Apostolic of New Guinea from 1889 to 1908. He was also the Archbishop of Cyrrhus, a titular appointment.[1]

Archbishop

Louis-André Navarre
Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Guinea
InstalledMay 1889
Term endedJanuary 1908
PredecessorNew creation
SuccessorAlain de Boismenu
Orders
Ordination27 May 1872
Consecration30 November 1887
Personal details
Born
Louis-André Navarre

(1836-02-03)3 February 1836
Auxerre, France
Died16 January 1912(1912-01-16) (aged 75)
Townsville, Australia
DenominationCatholic

Religious life

Navarre was consecrated on 30 November 1887.[2]

Later life

Navarre resigned his duties in 1908 as he had become blind, but continued to live on Yule Island.[3] He died on 16 January 1912 at the Townsville General Hospital in Queensland, Australia. He was taken ashore after falling ill on a voyage from New Guinea to Sydney.[4]

His requiem mass was held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville on Thursday 18 January 1912.[5] He was buried in the West End Cemetery in Townsville. Permission was granted on 1 August 1925 to exhume his body which was then re-buried on Yule Island on 22 September 1925.[6]

References
  1. "Archbishop Louis-André Navarre, M.S.C." Catholic Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "Sisters of the Sacred Heart, British New Guinea". Advocate. Vol. XLIII, no. 2115. Victoria, Australia. 6 May 1911. p. 18. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Sisters of the Sacred Heart, British New Guinea". Advocate. Vol. XLIII, no. 2115. Victoria, Australia. 6 May 1911. p. 18. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Death of Archbishop Navarre". Townsville Daily Bulletin. 17 January 1912. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. "THE LATE ARCHBISHOP NAVARRE". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. XXIX, no. 9125. Queensland, Australia. 18 January 1912. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Centenary of Archbishop Navarre MSC". Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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