Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath

Michel - Gaspard Coppenrath ( born June 4, 1924 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia; † August 16, 2008 ibid ) was Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia.

Family

Michel Coppenrath's ancestors came from the native to Munster family of Coppenrath Verlag. His grandfather Caspar Coppenrath (* 1849 in Münster, † 1906 ibid. during a trip home ) had settled as a merchant in Tahiti, where he was married to Englishwoman Esther Bambridge. This couple had twelve children, who left a widespread offspring in Tahiti. His father was Clement Coppenrath (1888 - 1957) and was married to Martha Servant.

Michel Coppenrath is the older brother of his immediate successor in office, Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath. His older brother Gerald Coppenrath (1922-2008) was from 1958 to 1962 French senator for Tahiti.

Life

Michel Coppenrath grew up in Tahiti and went to France later. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1954 in Poitiers. He studied theology and philosophy in addition to civil law and received his doctorate in canon law.

He was called by Pope Paul VI in 1968. appointed Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Numidia and the incumbent Archbishop of Papeete provided as Koadjutorerzbischof Paul -Laurent -Jean -Louis Mazé to the side. He received his episcopal consecration on June 3, 1968 Archbishop Paul -Laurent -Jean -Louis Mazé SSCC itself; Co-consecrators were Pierre -Paul -Émile Martin SM, Archbishop of Nouméa, and Louis -Bertrand Tirilly SSCC, Bishop of Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. After the death of Archbishop Mazé he became in 1973 archbishop of the Archdiocese of Papeete.

His age-related resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II in 1999. Was succeeded by his brother Hubert Coppenrath.

Coppenrath engaged in a variety of ways in his home and was valued interlocutor of all politicians and population groups.