Louis-André Navarre Explained
| Honorific-Prefix: | Archbishop |
| Louis-André Navarre |
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| Term Start: | May 1889 |
| Term End: | January 1908 |
| Predecessor: | New creation |
| Successor: | Alain de Boismenu |
| Ordination: | 27 May 1872 |
| Consecration: | 30 November 1887 |
| Birth Name: | Louis-André Navarre |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1836 |
| Birth Place: | Auxerre, France |
| Death Place: | Townsville, Australia |
| Religion: | Catholic |
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]
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]
Notes and References
- News: Archbishop Louis-André Navarre, M.S.C.. Catholic Hierarchy. 24 October 2021. 24 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024121041/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnavl.html. live.
- News: 6 May 1911 . Sisters of the Sacred Heart, British New Guinea . XLIII . 18 . . 2115 . Victoria, Australia . National Library of Australia . 1 August 2022 . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802023025/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170926836 . live .
- News: 6 May 1911 . Sisters of the Sacred Heart, British New Guinea . XLIII . 18 . . 2115 . Victoria, Australia . National Library of Australia . 1 August 2022 . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802023025/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170926836 . live .
- News: Death of Archbishop Navarre. Townsville Daily Bulletin. 17 January 1912. 24 October 2021. 24 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024122234/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58830768. live.
- News: 18 January 1912 . THE LATE ARCHBISHOP NAVARRE . XXIX . 5 . . 9125 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 1 August 2022 . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802023025/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58836007 . live .
- Web site: Centenary of Archbishop Navarre MSC . 2022-08-02 . . en-AU . 2022-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802023052/https://misacor.org.au/item/573-centenary-of-archbishop-navarre-msc . live .
