Ghislain Elwyn Emmanuel (died 16 February 1977) was

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from 1976 to 1977. He was educated at

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and ordained deacon in 1956 and priest in 1957. His first post was as a

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Vacoas Vacoas-Phoenix () also known as French language, French: ''Villes Jumelles'' (Twin Cities), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal ...

(1956-58) after which he was

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Rodrigues Rodrigues ( ; Mauritian Creole, Creole: ) is a Autonomous administrative division, autonomous Outer islands of Mauritius, outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Isl ...

(1958-60) and then a

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at St James's Cathedral

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(1960-65). Later he was

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of St Paul's Theological College, Mauritius from 1964 and then Archdeacon of Mauritius from 1972. The first native

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of the Diocese of Mauritius, he died after three months in office. He died in 1977, aged 48.

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Year of birth unknown Alumni of King's College London Archdeacons of Mauritius 20th-century Anglican bishops in Africa Anglican bishops of Mauritius 1977 deaths {{Africa-Anglican-bishop-stub