Marcel Grandin
French Roman Catholic bishop (1885–1947)
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Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin (January 16,1885–August 4, 1947) was a French Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in Beaulandais, Normandy, he entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, being ordained a priest in 1912. Assigned to Ubangi-Shari, he was made head of the local Catholic Church in 1928, and appointed bishop of Bangui in 1937.[1]
Grandin played an important role in the religious and political life of Barthélemy Boganda, ordaining him in 1938 and encouraging him to run for the French National Assembly in 1946.[1]
Grandin died in Bangui. Boganda, who had great respect for him, henceforth distanced himself from the church hierarchy.[1]