Olin Pierre Louis

Olin Pierre Louis is a Haitian Roman Catholic priest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Louis was named the parish priest of la iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan by Roberto González Nieves, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico. Pierre Louis is known for providing support and advocating for Haitian and Dominican immigrants in Puerto Rico.

Early life

Olin Pierre Louis Noelsaint is originally from Haiti.[1][2]

Career

Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos, Northwest of Calle San Jorge at Calle San Mateo in Santurce (a barrio) of San Juan (a municipality), in Puerto Rico)

Pierre Louis arrived in Puerto Rico in 2000.[3] He was ordained by archbishop Roberto González Nieves on 24 March 2009.[4] Pierre Louis is the pastor of Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce in Santurce, Puerto Rico for 15 years.[4]

In 2014, he reported that his church received approximately 600 Haitian immigrants as they were en route to the United States and Francophone regions of Canada.[5] He is an advocate for the Dominican immigrant population in Puerto Rico.[6][7][8] He houses Haitian migrants and raises money uses his congregation to raise money to purchase tickets to Miami and New York.[9] In July 2015, Pierre Louis was named the parish priest of la iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan.[4]

Personal life

Pierre Louis' first language is Haitian Creole.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PUERTO RICO: Realizan bazar para reconocer inmigrantes". AlMomento.net (in Spanish). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Celebran aniversario sacerdotal de Padre Olin ‹ El Visitante". El Visitante (in Latin). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ Valdez, Dominga (2015-01-19). "Párroco haitiano dice falta unidad entre inmigrantes para ser tomados en cuenta en PR". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. ^ a b c "Celebran aniversario sacerdotal de Padre Olin ‹". El Visitante. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  5. ^ "Cifra de haitianos que buscan entrar ilegalmente a Puerto Rico supera dominicanos". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  6. ^ a b Cintrón Arbasetti, Joel (2014-12-08). "Haití supera a RD enviando ilegales hacia Puerto Rico". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  7. ^ Gomez, Awilda (2014-01-22). "Inicia mes de la Dominicanidad en Puerto Rico". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  8. ^ Gomez, Awilda (2015-01-16). "Realizarán en PR misa Día del Migrante". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  9. ^ Bishop, Marlon (2015-01-02). "The Other Border: Unauthorized Immigration to Puerto Rico -". Latino USA. Retrieved 2018-10-22.