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Étienne-Benoît Larue
Étienne-Benoît Larue (12 June 1865 - 5 October 1935) was a French Catholic White Fathers missionary who was the first Vicar Apostolic of Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo, Bangueolo (now Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama, Kasama) in what is now Zambia from 1913 until his death in 1935. Early years Etienne-Benoît Larue was born on 12 June 1865 in Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais, France. On 28 May 1891 he was ordained a priest of the White Fathers (Society of Missionaries of Africa). For a period he was a lecturer of moral theology at the White Fathers' Seminary in Carthage. He was regional superior of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyasa before being appointed Vicar Apostolic of Bangueolo. Vicar Apostolic On 28 January 1913 the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo was separated from that of Nyassa. The new vicariate of Bangweulu covered the Northern and Luapula Regions, while the southeast part kept the name Nyassa. Bishop Mathurin Guillemé continued to administer the vicariate of Ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Vicariate Of Bangueolo
The Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo was a vicariate established by the Catholic White Fathers missionary society in 1913 located in what is now Zambia. Origins The Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo has its origins in the White Fathers mission at Mambwe Mwela, to the east of Mbala, Zambia, Mbala, established in 1891. The missionaries moved to Kayambi in 1895. In 1897 the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa was separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika, covering what is now Malawi and the north and east of Zambia. Bishop Joseph Dupont (bishop), Joseph Dupont was the first Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa. On 28 January 1913 the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo was separated from Nyassa. History The new vicariate of Bangweulu covered the Northern and Luapula Regions, while the south east part kept the name Nyassa. On 28 January 1913 Bishop Etienne-Benoît Larue was consecrated as the first Vicar Apostolic. In 1913 the Bangweulu vicariate had six mission stations, twenty five priests, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |