Pierre-André Dumas (born September 26, 1962 in
Saint-Jean-du-Sud
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) is a Haitian Catholic prelate who has served as
Bishop of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne since 2008. He was ordained in 1991.
On 18 February 2024, the bishop was seriously wounded in an explosion in
Port-au-Prince
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. The reasons for the explosion are unclear, though police suspected an accident caused by a gas leak. Speaking to
Aid to the Church in Need
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, Archbishop
Max Leroy Mesidor of Port-au-Prince, and President of the Bishops Conference in Haiti, said the blast caused serious burns to Monsignor Dumas’ face, arms, and legs.
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Haitian Roman Catholic bishops
People from Sud (department)
Living people
1962 births
Roman Catholic bishops of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne
Roman Catholic bishops of Port-au-Prince
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Haiti
Pontifical Lateran University alumni
Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
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