About Pierre Guichet
Lived 1915 – 1989 (aged 74). Pierre Guichet was a French catholic priest.
Pierre Auguste Antoine Marie Guichet, MSC, MBE (21 January 1915 - 6 October 1989) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Tarawa from 1961 to 1978, when Paul Mea succeeded him.
He was titular bishop of Stectorium from 1961 to 1966 as Vicar Apostolic of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, until it was elevated as the Diocese of Tarawa in Teaoraereke in 1966.
He was ordained a priest on 24 March 1946, was the superior of the Mission of Melanesia, and consecrated bishop on 18 November 1961.
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Who was Pierre Guichet?
French bishop of the Gilbert Islands (1915-1989)
When was Pierre Guichet born?
Pierre Guichet was born on 21 January 1915 in Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson.
When did Pierre Guichet die?
Pierre Guichet died on 6 October 1989 in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
What was Pierre Guichet's occupation?
Pierre Guichet was a catholic priest.
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Pierre Guichet was French.
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