Louis Le Hunsec
Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. (6 January 1878 – 25 December 1954) was Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (now Senegal) and then titular archbishop of Marcianopolis. From 1926 to 1950, he served as Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost.
Le Hunsec was born in Ploemeur, France.
He was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia in 1920, with a titular bishopric (Europus). On 26 July 1926, he was appointed superior general of the Holy Ghost Fathers. In 1945, he became an archbishop. He resigned as superior general of the Holy Ghost Fathers on 26 July 1950. He died four years later.
See also
Bibliography
- De Benoist, Joseph Roger (2008). Histoire de l'église catholique du Sénégal du milieu du XVe siècle à l'aube du troisième millénaire (in French). Paris: Karthala. pp. 323–340.
External links
- Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. at Catholic Hierarchy
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Giuseppe di Girolamo |
Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis 24 Feb 1945 – 25 December 1954 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Sismondo |
| Preceded by Alexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy |
Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit 26 July 1926 – 26 July 1950 |
Succeeded by Francis Griffin |
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