Jean-Baptiste Décoste
| Jean-Baptiste Décoste | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hinche | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hinche |
| In office | 20 April 1972 – 20 May 1980 |
| Predecessor | Diocese erected |
| Successor | Léonard Pétion Laroche |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Sigus (1966-1972) Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (1966-1972) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 March 1952 |
| Consecration | 28 October 1966 by Antonio Samorè |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1925 Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Sud, Haiti |
| Died | 20 May 1980 (aged 55) |
Jean-Baptiste Décoste (born 1925 in Saint-Louis-du-Sud - 1980) was a Haitian prelate, who served as a bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche. He was ordained in 1952. He was appointed bishop in 1972. He died in 1980.[1]