Type: | Auxiliary Bishop |
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Jilin |
Elected: | 1933 |
Term: | 1933-1945 |
Birth Date: | August 11, 1849 |
Birth Place: | Ménil-sur-Belvitte, French |
Death Date: | February 11, 1946 (age 96) |
Death Place: | Changchun, Manchukuo |
Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang |
André Marie Lucien Sagard (August 11, 1849 – February 11, 1946),[1] sometimes known by his Chinese name Sha, was a French missionary who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Vicariate of Jilin from 1933 until his death.[2] [3]
He began working as a missionary in Manchuria in 1924 and was awarded the Commander of the Order of the Pillars of the State of Manchukuo from Emperor Puyi for his role negotiating Vatican-Manchukuo relations.[4] [5] Sagard died of typhus during the Russian occupation of Manchukuo on February 11, 1946.