Louis-André Navarre

Archbishop

Louis-André Navarre
Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Guinea
InstalledMay 1889
Term endedJanuary 1908
PredecessorNew creation
SuccessorAlain de Boismenu
Orders
Ordination27 May 1872
Consecration30 November 1887
Personal details
Born
Louis-André Navarre

(1836-02-03)3 February 1836
Auxerre, France
Died16 January 1912(1912-01-16) (aged 75)
Townsville, Australia
DenominationCatholic

Louis-André Navarre (3 February 1836 - 16 January 1912) was a French Catholic priest active in the Pacific. A member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, he served as Vicar Apostolic of New Guinea from 1889 to 1908. He was also the Archbishop of Cyrrhus, a titular appointment.[1]

Religious life

Navarre was consecrated[clarification needed] on 30 November 1887.[2]

Later life

Navarre resigned his duties in 1908 as he had become blind, but continued to live on Yule Island.[3] He died on 16 January 1912 at the Townsville General Hospital in Queensland, Australia. He was taken ashore after falling ill on a voyage from New Guinea to Sydney.[4]

His requiem mass was held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville on Thursday 18 January 1912.[5] He was buried in the West End Cemetery in Townsville. Permission was granted on 1 August 1925 to exhume his body which was then re-buried on Yule Island on 22 September 1925.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archbishop Louis-André Navarre, M.S.C." Catholic Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Sisters of the Sacred Heart, British New Guinea". Advocate. Vol. XLIII, no. 2115. Victoria, Australia. 6 May 1911. p. 18. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Sisters of the Sacred Heart, British New Guinea". Advocate. Vol. XLIII, no. 2115. Victoria, Australia. 6 May 1911. p. 18. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Death of Archbishop Navarre". Townsville Daily Bulletin. 17 January 1912. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "THE LATE ARCHBISHOP NAVARRE". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. XXIX, no. 9125. Queensland, Australia. 18 January 1912. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Centenary of Archbishop Navarre MSC". Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.