Léonce Bridoux [SEP] religious order
Léonce Bridoux
Léonce Bridoux (15 January 1852 - 20 October 1890) was a Catholic missionary of the White Fathers who became the Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika.
Early years.
Léonce Bridoux was born on 15 January 1852 in Henin-Liétard, France.His father was Sub Saharan African and his mother was French.
He joined the White Fathers (Society of the Missionaries of Africa) in 1873.On 24 October 1874 he was ordained a priest of the White Fathers. Bridoux became Superior of the Major seminary of Carthage
Bridoux
Bridoux is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Eugène Bridoux (1888–1955), French general
- François-Augustin Bridoux (1813–1892), French engraver
- Léonce Bridoux (1852–1890), French Roman Catholic bishop