André Sagard Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3258 - SAGARD André . 2024-07-24 . Research Institute France-Asie . Paris, France . en-GB.
  2. Web site: 2024-03-01 . 《小八家天主教史》连载(十一)伪满洲国的建立 . 2024-06-20 . Toutiao.
  3. Book: Les Missions catholiques . 1924 . Bureaux de la Propagation de la Foi . 521 . fr.
  4. Web site: Dumoulin . Marie-Alpais . 2021-12-09 . Vatican diplomacy in Manchukuo: an investigation based on the portrait of Father André Sagard (1937) . 2024-06-20 . IRFA . en-GB.
  5. [Yale University]