Samuel Gaumain Explained

Type:Bishop
Samuel Gaumain
Bishop
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Moundou Diocese
Term:1959–1974
Predecessor:Clément Sirgue
Successor:Joseph Marie Régis Belzile
Ordination:12 March 1938
Birth Date:4 January 1915
Previous Post:Priest

Samuel Gaumain OFMCap (4 January 1915 – 20 August 2010) was a French Capuchin friar and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Gaumain was born in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle, France in January 1915. He was ordained a priest on 12 March 1938 in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was appointed bishop of Moundou Diocese (Chad) on 19 December 1959 and ordained a bishop on 28 April 1960. He remained in this position until he resigned on 19 December 1974.

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