About Émile Destombes
Lived 1935 – 2016 (aged 80). Émile Destombes was a French and Cambodian catholic priest, missionary, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
Emile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombe (15 August 1935 – 28 January 2016) was a French Roman Catholic bishop. He was a member of the Société des Missions Étrangères de Paris (Paris Mission Society).
Biography Born in Roncq, France, Emile Destombes was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. In 1997, Emile Destombes was appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and succeeded in 2001 retiring in 2010.
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Who was Émile Destombes?
French Catholic bishop (1935–2016)
When was Émile Destombes born?
Émile Destombes was born on 15 August 1935 in Roncq.
When did Émile Destombes die?
Émile Destombes died on 28 January 2016 in Phnom Penh.
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Émile Destombes was a catholic priest, missionary, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Émile Destombes?
Émile Destombes was French and Cambodian.
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