Father Camille DesRosiers, S.M.[pronunciation?] (14 October 1928 − 16 May 2016) was a Canadian-born Roman Catholic priest who served as the Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti from 1986 to 2010.[1]

Camille DesRosiers

Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva
DioceseRoman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti
Installed14 July 1986
Term ended24 September 2010
PredecessorJohn Rodgers
SuccessorJohn Ikataere Rarikin
Orders
Ordination4 June 1955
RankPriest
Personal details
Born(1928-10-14)14 October 1928
Died16 May 2016(2016-05-16) (aged 87)
St Augustin, Quebec, Canada
DenominationRoman Catholic

DesRosiers was born in Grand-Métis, Quebec, Canada. In the young age, he joined an Institute of Consecrated Life of Society of Mary (Marists) and was professed on 8 September 1950 and ordained as priest on 4 June 1955.[1] After ordination in served in Samoa, American Samoa[1] and on Nukunonu in Tokelau.[2] In November 1985 he was asked to introduce Bishop John Rodgers to the people of Tuvalu as the new Ecclesiastical Superior. When Rodgers retired due to ill-health in 1986, DesRosiers was appointed to replace him.[1] He spent 25 years in Tuvalu, before retiring in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Father Camille DesRosiers R.I.P. – 25 years the only priest in Tuvalu". CathNews New Zealand. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ "NZ's Flying-Boats Still Do A Vital Job A MISSION TO THE HAPPY ATOLLS". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XXXI, no. 1. 1 August 1960. p. 71. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Superior of the Mission, Funafuti, Tuvalu
1986-2010
Succeeded by