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.