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Alexandre Poncet (born in 1884 in Saint-Chamond, Loire) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna. He was appointed bishop in 1935. He died in 1973.[1]
After ordination as a priest Poncet served as a chaplain to the French community in London for 15 years, then as a seminary professor in Devon.[2] He was appointed as a priest on Uvea in 1925 for three years, then served on Tongatapu and Niuafoʻou before being made Bishop of Wallis and Futuna in 1935.[2]
^"Diocese of Wallis et Futuna". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ abJohn Garrett (1997). Where Nets Were Cast: Christianity in Oceania Since World War II. Suva: University of the South Pacific. p. 108.
AlexandrePoncet (born in 1884 in Saint-Chamond, Loire) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna. He was appointed...
Following France's surrender to Germany on June 22, 1940, Bishop AlexandrePoncet and French Resident Léon Vrignaud chose to remain loyal to the Vichy...
République (in French). Paris: Perrin. ISBN 978-2-262-01102-4. Lacassagne, Alexandre; Poncet, Antonin (1894). L'assassinat du président Carnot. Bibliothèque de...
his appointment was finalized). He was succeeded by Lusiano Aisake. AlexandrePoncet (1972). "Chapitre VII. Mort de la reine Amélia et élection du Roi Vito...
lasted until March 1941, when Leone Manikitoga was elected as king. AlexandrePoncet (1972). "Chapitre XVII. Début de l'interrègne". Histoire de l’île Wallis...
et Futuna is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific. AlexandrePoncet, S.M. (1935–1961) Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. (1961–1974)...
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Pinelli-Gérard Gourmel, Au Pays de Trois Royaumes, ed. Pacifique, Paris 1991. AlexandrePoncet, Histoire de l'île Wallis, Société des Océanistes, Paris 1972. Rossella...
preceded by Sosefo Mautāmakia II, and succeeded by Tomasi Kulimoetoke I. AlexandrePoncet (1972). "Chapitre XII. Wallis pendant la grande guerre et l'après-guerre...
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following Sosefo's funeral, Mikaele Tufele II was again elected as king. AlexandrePoncet (1972). "Chapitre XVI. Wallis sous les résidents Marchat et Renaud...
lay down their arms and gifted his land and the kingship to Vito. AlexandrePoncet (1972). "Chapitre VII. Mort de la reine Amélia et élection du Roi Vito...
years without a sovereign. Resident of France Léon Vrignaud and Bishop AlexandrePoncet supported his appointment by the royal families, which took place on...
Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ʁibo]; 7 February 1842 – 13 January 1923) was a French politician, four times Prime Minister...
Pinelli-Gérard Gourmel, Au Pays de Trois Royaumes, ed. Pacifique, Paris 1991. AlexandrePoncet, Histoire de l'île Wallis, Société des Océanistes, Paris 1972. Rossella...
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resident, the latter attempting three times to have him dismissed. Bishop AlexandrePoncet successfully opposed his dismissal for the first time, but the customary...
11 June 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2023. Poncet et al. (2011, pp. 31–34) Poncet et al. (2011, pp. 26–30) Poncet et al. (2011, p. 53) De Cooker (2012, p...
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