Hervé Le Cléac'h
French Catholic bishop
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Hervé Marie Le Cléac'h SS. CC. (11 March 1915 – 13 August 2012) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Hervé Le Cléac'h | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata |
| In office | 1 March 1973 – 31 May 1986 |
| Predecessor | Louis-Bertrand Tirilly |
| Successor | Guy Chevalier |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 December 1943 |
| Consecration | 24 June 1973 by Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hervé Marie Le Cléac'h 11 March 1915 |
| Died | 13 August 2012 (aged 97) |
Hervé Marie Le Cléac'h was born in Dinéault, France, and was ordained a priest on 18 December 1943 from the Roman Catholic religious institute, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Hervé-Marie Le Cléac'h was appointed Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenatal on 1 March 1973 and received his episcopal consecration on 24 June 1973. He resigned governance of the see on 31 May 1986.[1] Le Cléac'h died on 13 August 2012.[2]
In January 1997 he was made an officer of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[3]
