Eugène Moke Motsüri Explained

Type:Bishop
Eugène Moke Motsüri
Titular bishop of Lestrona
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Titular see of Lestrona
Term:1970–2015
Predecessor:none
Successor:current
Ordination:9 June 1946
Birth Date:25 March 1916
Birth Place:Mongobele, Belgian Congo
Death Place:Congo

Eugène Moke Motsüri (25 March 1916 – 6 April 2015) was a Democratic Republic of the Congo prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the oldest living bishops and the oldest bishop in Africa until his death on 6 April 2015.

Motsüri was born in Mongobele, part of the Belgian Congo at the time, and ordained as a priest on 9 June 1946. Motsüri was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa and titular bishop of Lestona on 1 September 1970. Motsüri stayed on as Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa until his retirement on 11 May 1991.

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