Chibly Langlois
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Chibly Langlois | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Les Cayes | |
_(cropped).jpg) Langlois in 2015 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Les Cayes |
| Appointed | 15 August 2011 |
| Predecessor | Guire Poulard |
| Other post |
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| Previous post | Bishop of Fort-Liberté (2004-2011) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 September 1991 by Guire Poulard |
| Consecration | 6 June 2004 by Hubert Constant |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1958 La Vallée-de-Jacmel, Haiti |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Servir Dieu et l'homme dans l'amour[1] (Serve God and humanity in love)[2] |
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| Styles of Chibly Langlois | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Religious style | Cardinal |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
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Chibly Langlois (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃glwa]; born 29 November 1958) is a Haitian Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Les Cayes since 2011. He is also president of the Haitian Bishops’ Conference.[3]
Pope Francis elevated Langlois to the College of Cardinals on 22 February 2014.[4] As of February 2023, Langlois is the first and only Haitian cardinal in history. He was the only new cardinal elevated in the February 2014 consistory who was not an archbishop.[3]
Langlois was born in 1958 in La Vallée in southeast Haiti to a poor family.[5] Langlois entered the Grand Séminaire Notre-Dame of Port-au-Prince in 1985, where he studied philosophy and theology. From 1994 to 1996, he studied at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and obtained a licentiate in pastoral theology.[6]
He was ordained as priest for the diocese of Jacmel on 22 September 1991.[6][7]
On 8 April 2004, Langlois was appointed Bishop of Fort-Liberté by Pope John Paul II.[8] On 15 August 2011 he was appointed Bishop of Les Cayes by Pope Benedict XVI.[9]
When choosing to elevate Langlois to the College of Cardinals in 2014, Pope Francis bypassed many more senior Haitian bishops, including metropolitan archbishops Louis Kébreau and Guire Poulard.[10] At the time, Poulard was Langlois's metropolitan in the ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince.
On 22 February 2014, Pope Francis appointed Langlois Cardinal-Priest of San Giacomo in Augusta.[11] This Roman church had never before been designated as the titular church of a Catholic cardinal. Langlois took possession of his titular church on 7 June 2014.[12] As of April 2025, Langlois is the first and only Haitian cardinal in history.
On 22 May 2014, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Langlois a member of both the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Pontifical Commission for Latin America, and Secretariat for Communications.[13] He is also president of the Haitian Bishops’ Conference.[3]
Langlois was injured during the 2021 Haiti earthquake. He was at the bishop's residence when it partially collapsed during the quake. Langlois survived, but a priest and two employees were killed.[14] On June 8, 2022, Langlois was injured in a serious car accident.[15]
Langlois participated as a cardinal elector in the 2025 papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.[16]
