Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath [SEP] cause of death
John Paul II and the Roman Catholic Church appointed Coppenrath's brother, Hubert Coppenrath, as his successor on 4 June 1999, which also marked the 75th birthday of Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath.
Death.
Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath died of a ruptured aneurysm on 14 August 2008, aged 84. His survivors included his brother, the current Archbishop of Papeete Hubert Coppenrath, and two nieces, Béatrice Vernaudon, the mayor of Pirae and a former member of the French National Assembly, and Armelle Merceron, who served as the
Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
Monsignor Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (4 June 1924 – 16 August 2008) was the Tahitian Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete in French Polynesia for 26 years from 1973 until 1999. Coppenrath continued to serve as the Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete from his 1999 until his death in 2008. Coppenrath was the first Tahitian-born Catholic bishop of French Polynesia.
Early life.
Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath was born in Papeete, Tahiti and was a "demi",