Hubert Coppenrath Explained

Type:Archbishop
Hubert Coppenrath
Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete
Birth Name:Hubert Coppenrath
Enthroned:4 June 1999
Ended:31 March 2011
Ordination:27 June 1957
Consecration:21 February 1998
Consecrated By:Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
Rank:Archbishop
Predecessor:Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
Successor:Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau
Birth Date:18 October 1930
Birth Place:Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Death Place:Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath (18 October 1930 – 31 July 2022)[1] was a French Polynesian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete.[2]

Biography

Coppenrath was born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on 27 June 1957, in Tahiti. Coppenrath was an advocate for the Tahitian language and in 1974 he became one of the founding members of the Tahitian Academy.[3] He was formally ordained as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete on 4 June 1999 after appointment by Pope John Paul II. He succeeded his own brother, Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath, as Archbishop.[4] On 31 March 2011 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Coppenrath from the pastoral care of the archdiocese having reached the age limit.

In June 2020 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mgr Hubert Coppenrath . Église catholique en France . fr . 12 June 2022.
  2. News: Huge Crowd Needs Giant TV To See Funeral For Archbishop Coppenrath . Tahitipresse . . 20 August 2008 . 26 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121182227/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/20/huge-crowd-needs-giant-tv-to-see-funeral--for-archbishop-coppenrath . 21 November 2008 .
  3. Web site: L'hommage à Mgr Hubert Coppenrath, décédé à 91 ans . Tahiti Infos . fr . 31 July 2022 . 22 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Former Archbishop of Papeete dies . RNZ . 18 August 2008 . 8 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Remise de l’ordre de Tahiti Nui à 8 récipiendaires . Présidence de la Polynésie française . 29 June 2020 . fr . 22 October 2022.