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Eugène Moke Motsüri

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Eugène Moke Motsüri
Titular bishop of Lestrona
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeTitular see of Lestrona
In office1970–2015
Predecessornone
Successorcurrent
Orders
Ordination9 June 1946
Personal details
Born25 March 1916
Mongobele, Belgian Congo
Died6 April 2015(2015-04-06) (aged 99)
Congo

Eugène Moke Motsüri (25 March 1916 – 6 April 2015) was a Democratic Republic of the Congo prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the oldest living bishops and the oldest bishop in Africa until his death on 6 April 2015.

Motsüri was born in Mongobele, part of the Belgian Congo at the time, and ordained as a priest on 9 June 1946. Motsüri was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa and titular bishop of Lestona on 1 September 1970. Motsüri stayed on as Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa until his retirement on 11 May 1991.

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