Memorial stone at Maigret's burial crypt in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu.
The diocese sent him as a missionary to Pohnpei, now in Micronesia, in December 1837 on the schooner Notre Dame de Paix. He was the first missionary ever seen there. In his company were "several Mangarevans and Tahitians," some of whom remained on Pohnpei and left descendants.[2] He departed on 29 July 1838 for Valparaiso after seven unsuccessful months.[3]
When the Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania, Msgr. Étienne Rouchouze, SS.CC., was lost at sea on board the ill-fated Marie Joseph in early 1843, the Holy See appointed Father Maigret as the first vicar apostolic of the Sandwich Islands on September 11, 1846, at the age of 42. He was officially ordained as a bishop of the titular see of Arathia (Arad) on November 28, 1847, at the age of 43.[3] Bishop Maigret oversaw the construction of what would become his most lasting legacy, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace.
After his death, Maigret was entombed in the crypt below the sanctuary.
ReferencesEdit
^"Bishop Louis-Désiré Maigret, SS.CC". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^Riesenberg, Saul H (1968). The Native Polity of Ponape. Contributions to Anthropology. Vol. 10. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 38, 51. ISBN9780598442437. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
^ abBunson, Maggie. Faith in Paradise. Boston: St. Paul Publishing. 1977, pp. 43, 65
louis, désiré, maigret, september, 1804, june, 1882, served, first, vicar, apostolic, vicariate, apostolic, sandwich, islands, roman, catholic, diocese, honolulu, born, saint, pierre, maillé, france, maigret, ordained, priesthood, member, congregation, sacred,. Louis Desire Maigret SS CC September 14 1804 June 11 1882 served as the first vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu 1 Born in Saint Pierre de Maille France Maigret was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on September 23 1828 at the age of 24 As part of his missionary work Father Maigret sailed to the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi to help build its Catholic community of native Hawaiians The Most ReverendLouis Desire MaigretSS CC Vicar Apostolic of Sandwich IslandsChurchRoman CatholicSeeTitular Bishop of AradAppointed11 September 1846In office1846 1882PredecessorEtienne Jerome RouchouzeSuccessorHerman KoeckemannOrdersOrdination23 September 1828Consecration31 October 1847by Jose Hilarion Etrura CevallosRankBishopPersonal detailsBorn 1804 09 14 September 14 1804Saint Pierre de Maille FranceDiedJune 11 1882 1882 06 11 aged 77 NationalityFrench Memorial stone at Maigret s burial crypt in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Honolulu The diocese sent him as a missionary to Pohnpei now in Micronesia in December 1837 on the schooner Notre Dame de Paix He was the first missionary ever seen there In his company were several Mangarevans and Tahitians some of whom remained on Pohnpei and left descendants 2 He departed on 29 July 1838 for Valparaiso after seven unsuccessful months 3 When the Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania Msgr Etienne Rouchouze SS CC was lost at sea on board the ill fated Marie Joseph in early 1843 the Holy See appointed Father Maigret as the first vicar apostolic of the Sandwich Islands on September 11 1846 at the age of 42 He was officially ordained as a bishop of the titular see of Arathia Arad on November 28 1847 at the age of 43 3 Bishop Maigret oversaw the construction of what would become his most lasting legacy the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace After his death Maigret was entombed in the crypt below the sanctuary References Edit Bishop Louis Desire Maigret SS CC Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved 21 January 2015 Riesenberg Saul H 1968 The Native Polity of Ponape Contributions to Anthropology Vol 10 Smithsonian Institution Press pp 38 51 ISBN 9780598442437 Retrieved 2012 01 01 a b Bunson Maggie Faith in Paradise Boston St Paul Publishing 1977 pp 43 65 Catholic Church titlesPreceded byVicar Apostolic of Oriental OceaniaEtienne Jerome Rouchouze Vicar Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands and in 1848 Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands1847 1882 Succeeded byHerman Koeckemann Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Desire Maigret amp oldid 1178721829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
