Max Leroy Mésidor (French pronunciation: [maks ləʁwa mezidɔʁ]; born 1962 in Saint-Marc) is a Haitian clergyman of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince since 2017.
Biography
Mésidor began seminary in the Diocese of Les Gonaïves at the College of the Immaculate Conception, after which he entered the national major seminary in Port-au-Prince. He was ordained in 1988, after which he went to the University of Leuven in Belgium to study pastoral theology and catechesis.[1]
In the Diocese of Les Gonaïves, he held positions at several parishes before becoming the vicar general in 2008.[1]
In 2012, he was named the Bishop of Fort-Liberté.[1]
On November 1, 2013, he was named as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien and became the metropolitan archbishop on November 15, 2014.[1][2][3]
On October 7, 2017, he was named the Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. He was installed on January 6, 2018.[2]
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]"Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va.
- 2.[2.2]"Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- 3."Port-au-Prince (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-18.