Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont

Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (born 26 October 1945) has been the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Cayenne in French Guiana since 2004. Lafont was ordained a priest in 1970 and on 18 June 2004 he succeeded Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé as bishop of Cayenne.[1]

Emmanuel Lafont
Bishop of Cayenne (French Guiana)
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseCayenne
In office18 June 2004
PredecessorLouis Sankalé
Orders
Ordination2 August 1970
Consecration29 August 2004
by Bishop Michel Méranville
Personal details
Birth nameEmmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont
Born (1945-10-26) October 26, 1945
Paris, France
Previous postPriest
EducationCollège Stanislas de Paris
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University

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