Samuel Gaumain

infobox bishopbiog
name =Samuel Gaumain


religion=Roman Catholic Church
See = Moundou Diocese
Title = Bishop of Moundou Diocese
Period = 1959 - 1974
Predecessor = Clément Sirgue
Successor = Joseph Marie Régis Belzile
ordination = March 12 1938
post = Priest | date of birth = birth date and age|1915|1|4
place of birth = Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle, France |

Samuel Gaumain , O.F.M. (born January 4 1915) is an French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Currently at age of age|1915|3|11 is one of the oldest Catholic bishops.

Samuel Gaumain was born in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle, France in March 1915. Samuel Gaumain was ordained a priest on March 12, 1938 from the Roman Catholic religious order Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was appointed bishop of Moundou Diocese (Chad) on December 19 1959 and ordained a bishop on April 28 1960 until he resigned on December 19 1974.

ee Also

*List of oldest Catholic bishops
* Moundou Diocese

External Links

* [http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgaumain.html Catholic-Hierarchy]