| His Excellency, The Most Reverend Louis-Callixte Lasserre OFMCap | |
|---|---|
| Emeritus Vicar Apostolic of Arabia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Marocco o Marruecos |
| See | Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia |
| In office | 25 April 1888 to April 1900 |
| Successor | Bernard Thomas Edward Clark, OFMCap |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 December 1882 by Louis-Taurin Cahagne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis-Callixte Lasserre (1839-03-06)March 6, 1839 Castel del Piano, France. |
| Died | August 22, 1903(1903-08-22) (aged 64) |
| Nationality | France |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Louis-Callixte Lasserre, OFMCap was a French Capuchin. He served as a bishop and missionary in the Middle East and Africa.
Life
Louis was born in Morestel on 6 April 1839; at the age of 23, he joined the seminary on 22 August 1862 and was ordained a priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins. On 15 March 1881, Pope Leo XIII'appointed him as Titular bishop of Marocco o Marruecos and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Galla; he was consecrated on 10 December 1882 by The Vicar Apostolic of Galla, Bishop Louis-Taurin Cahagne, OFMCap
Louis was supposed to succeed as the Vicar Apostolic of Galla. However, Pope Leo XIII appointed him as Prefect of Arabia in 1886, then as Vicar Apostolic of Aden on 25 April 1888. The Apostolic Vicariate of Aden was renamed, restructured, and redrawn as The Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia and Msgr. Louis was named Vicar Apostolic of Arabia. In April 1900, he resigned from the Vicariate at 60 and died three years later on 22 August 1903.
References
- "Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia - Arms, armoiries, escudo, wappen, crest of Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia". www.heraldry-wiki.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- "Bishop Louis-Callixte Lasserre [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- Chapeau, Dom Andrè; Bransom, Charles N. (1989). "Franciscan Bishops". Franciscan Studies. 49: 175–254. ISSN 0080-5459. JSTOR 41968795.
- "Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPosition Established | Apostolic Vicar of Arabia 28 June 1889 to April 1900 |
Succeeded byBernard Thomas Edward Clark, OFMCap |
| Preceded byPosition Established | Vicar Apostolic of Aden 04 May 1888 to 28 June 1889 |
Succeeded byPosition Dissolved |
| Preceded byGiovenale da Tortosa, OFMCap |
Apostolic Prefect of Aden 12 October 1871 to 04 May 1888 |
Succeeded byPosition Dissolved |
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