Antonin Drapier
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Antonin-Fernand Drapier (28 April 1891 – 30 July 1967) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
He was born on 28 April 1891 in Creuë-en-Woëvre, France. He was ordained priest of the Dominican Order on 24 April 1924.
He was named titular archbishop of Neocesarea di Ponto and Apostolic Delegate to Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Lesser Armenia on 7 October 1929.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 22 December 1929 from François David, Bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Amadiya.
He was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Indochina on 28 November 1936.[2]
He retired in 1950 and died on 30 July 1967.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXI. 1929. pp. 618, 630. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXIX. 1937. p. 39. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. p. 832. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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