Guire Poulard

Guire Poulard (6 January 1942 – 9 December 2018) was a Haitian Roman Catholic archbishop who served as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, from 26 March 2011 until his resignation on 7 October 2017.

The Most Reverend

Guire Poulard
Archbishop-emeritus of Port au-Prince
Archdiocese Port-au-Prince
See Port-au-Prince
Appointed12 January 2011
Installed26 March 2011
Term ended7 Oct 2017
PredecessorJoseph Serge Miot
SuccessorMax Leroy Mesidor
Orders
Ordination25 June 1972
by François-Wolff Ligondé
Consecration15 May 1988
by Paolo Romeo
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born6 January 1942
Died9 December 2018
Saint Francois de Sales Hospital, Port-au-Prince

Biography

Poulard was born in Haiti and was ordained to the priesthood in 1972. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacmel from 1988 to 2009. He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes from 2009 to 2011. Poulard served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince from 2011 to 2017, succeeding Joseph Serge Miot, who died due to 2010 Haiti earthquake.[1] His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 7 October 2017 due to reaching the age limit, while appointing Max Leroy Mesidor, until then Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. He died on 9 December 2018. [2]

Notes
  1. Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
  2. "Archbishop Guire Poulard [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.



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