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Louis Morel (Chinese: 穆清海; pinyin: Mù Qīnghǎi; 30 October 1880 – 6 June 1971) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan between 1938 and 1951.
Louis Morel | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan | |
| Church | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Hohhot |
| Province | Suiyuan |
| Installed | 21 March 1938 |
| Term ended | 19 August 1951 |
| Predecessor | Louis van Dyck |
| Successor | Francis Wang Xueming |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 July 1905 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1880 |
| Died | 6 June 1971 (aged 90) Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography edit
Louis Morel was born in Houthem les Comines (now Comines-Warneton), Wallonia, Belgium, on 30 October 1880. He joined the CICM Missionaries in 1899. He was ordained a priest on 16 July 1905. He came to Mongolia to preach in the same year. On 21 March 1938 the Holy See appointed him as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan to replace Louis van Dyck, who died last year. He was consecrated on 18 October.
He retired on 19 August 1951. He died on 6 June 1971, aged 90.
References edit
- Een groot missiebisschop, Mgr Louis Morel (in French). Het Wekelijks Nieuws. 1948.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - P. DEBOURSE (1997). Un Houthémois célèbre: Louis Morel (1880-1971), archevêque de Sui-Yuan en Chine (in French). Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire de Comines-Warneton et de la Région.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Aubert-Tillo VAN BIERVLIET (1999). Het Stevenisme in West-Vlaanderen en Frans-Vlaanderen (in French).