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André Perraudin
Archbishop André Perraudin (7 October 1914 - 25 April 2003) was a Swiss Catholic clergyman who lived in Rwanda for nearly fifty years.
He was Archbishop of Kabgayi from 1959 to 1989.
Career.
André Perraudin was born on 7 October 1914 in Bagnes, in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
He began studying under the White Fathers in the fall of 1926, and was ordained a priest on 25 March 1939.
He became the founder and director of the White Father's African
- Archbishop André Perraudin, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1976.04.10)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kabgayi (Roman rite)
- Archbishop André Perraudin, M. Afr. (1955.12.19 – 1959.11.10)
- Bishop Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. (1952.02.14 – 1955.04.15)
See also.
- Roman Catholicism in Rwanda
External links.
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy