Edouard Gasnier

Edouard Gasnier

M.E.P.
Bishop of Malacca-Singapore
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Malacca-Singapore
Installed10 August 1888
Term ended8 April 1896
PredecessorPosition newly created
SuccessorRené Michel Marie Fée
Orders
Ordination6 June 1857
Consecration10 August 1888 (as Bishop of Malacca-Singapore)
Personal details
Born4 May 1833
Angers, France
Died8 April 1896 (aged 63)
BuriedCathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholic

Edouard Gasnier, M.E.P. (4 May 1833 – 8 April 1896) was the Bishop of Malacca-Singapore from 1888 to 1896.

Biography

Born on 4 May 1833 in Angers, France, Edouard Gasnier was ordained as a priest in La Société des Missions Etrangères in 1857, and in the same year was sent to India.[1][2][3]

In 1878, whilst serving as Parish Priest of St Patrick's Church, Bangalore, he was appointed titular Bishop of Eucarpia and Vicar Apostolic of Malacca and Singapore.[1][4][2][3][5]

In 1888, the Diocese of Malacca was restored which raised the Vicar Apostolic of Malacca to a Diocese, and therefore, as Vicar Apostolic, he was elevated to Bishop of Malacca and Singapore.[1][6][2][3]

He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Malacca from his official residence in Singapore until his death on 8 April 1896, and was buried in Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore.[1][6][2][3][7]

See also


References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop Edouard Gasnier, MEP". catholic.sg. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Death of Bishop Gasnier". The Straits Budget. 14 April 1896. p. 5.
  4. ^ "The First Church". Herald Malaysia Online. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  5. ^ "Reuter's Telegrams". Singapore Daily Times. 30 May 1878. p. 2.
  6. ^ a b "Malaysian Catholic History". Herald Malaysia Online. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  7. ^ "Obituary". Times. 12 May 1896. p. 12.