Ghislain Emmanuel

The Rt Rev Ghislain Elwyn Emmanuel was Bishop of Mauritius from 1972 to 1978. He was educated at King's College London and ordained in 1957.[1]

His first post was as a Curate at Vacaos after which he was Priest in charge at Rodrigues and then a Minor Canon at St James Cathedral Port Louis. Later he was Principal of St Paul’s Theological College, Mauritius and then Archdeacon of Mauritius. The first Mauritian Bishop of the Diocese,[2] he died after three months in office.[3]

Notes

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  2. Diocesan Newsletter
  3. History of Anglican Church in Mauritius
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Ernest Edwin Curtis
Bishop of Mauritius
April 1976 July 1976
Succeeded by
Ernest Urban Trevor Huddleston


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