Hubert Coppenrath

Infobox Bishop
name = Hubert Coppenrath
bishop_of = 3rd Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete


birth_name = Hubert Coppenrath
enthroned =June 4, 1999
ended =
predecessor = Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
successor =
birth_date =birth date|1930|10|18|df=y
birthplace =flagicon|French PolynesiaPapeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
death_date =
deathplace =
other=none

Hubert Coppenrath (born October 18, 1930, in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia) is the current Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete. He is the third Archbishop of Papeete and only the second Tahitian-born person to hold the position within the Roman Catholic Church. cite news |first= |last=|title=Thousands Pay Last Respects To Archbishop Coppenrath |url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/19/thousands-pay-last-respects-to-archbishop-coppenrath |work=Tahitipresse |publisher=Pacific Magazine|date=2008-08-19 |accessdate=2008-08-26] cite news |first= |last=|title=Huge Crowd Needs Giant TV To See Funeral For Archbishop Coppenrath |url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/20/huge-crowd-needs-giant-tv-to-see-funeral--for-archbishop-coppenrath|work=Tahitipresse |publisher=Pacific Magazine|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-08-26]

Coppenrath was ordained as a Catholic priest on June 27, 1957, in Tahiti. He was formally ordained as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete on June 4, 1999 after appointment by Pope John Paul II. He succeeded his own brother, Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath, as Archbishop. The appointment Coppenrath, a blood relative and brother of the previous Archbishop, is considered to be a highly unusual occurance within the Catholic Church. cite news |first= |last=|title=Papeete's Catholic archbishop emeritus dies at 84 of ruptured aneurysm|url=http://www.tahitipresse.pf/index.cfm?snav=see&presse=25021&lang=2 |work=Tahitipresse |publisher=|date=2008-08-17 |accessdate=2008-08-26] cite news |first= |last=|title=Archbishop Emeritus Coppenrath Dies In Papeete
url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/18/archbishop-emeritus-coppenrath-dies-in-papeete|work= Tahitipresse |publisher=Pacific Magazine|date=2008-08-18 |accessdate=2008-08-22]

References

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcoppe.html Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath]