Henri Pinault
Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault | |
|---|---|
| Chengdu | |
 Photo of Henri Pinault from his 1945 passport. At this time he was approximately forty-one years old | |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu |
| Installed | 14 July 1949 |
| Term ended | 1983 |
| Predecessor | Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse |
| Successor | None |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 21 September 1949 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henri Pinault 7 September 1904 |
| Died | 24 February 1987 Évran, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France |
| Buried | Évran, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature |  |
Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault (7 September 1904 – 24 February 1987) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Chengdu from 1949 until 1983, four years before his death.
Early life
Pinault was born in 1904 into a family of farmers in
diocese of Rennes.[1] In 1922 Pinault was ordained as a priest, and on 29 June 1929 he received his appointment as a Priest of Paris Foreign Missions Society.[1]
Years in China
On 15 September 1929 Father Pinault embarked on his
Benedictine monks in Chongqing.[1] In 1934 Father Pinault was appointed Supérieur du Probatorium at Hebachang, where he organized a hospice in 1942.[1] In 1945 Father Pinault departed from Hebachang and replaced the deceased pastor at Tsong-Kin-Tcheou.[1]
On 14 July 1949 Pinault was appointed to replace the late
Marseilles on June 30 and shortly after visited his mother in Évran.[1] After his departure from China, Pinault retained the title of Bishop of Chengdu, which he would hold until 1983.[3]
Later life and death
Shortly after his arrival in France, Bishop Pinault accepted an assignment as a military
French Air Force in North Africa.[1] On 29 December 1953 Bishop Pinault returned to France and spent time at Voreppe before relocating to Paris, working with la Mission bretonne and the ministère épiscopal de Confirmations et d'Ordinations.[1] Bishop Pinault took part in the Second Vatican Council in Rome from 1962-1965.[1] On his return from Rome, Bishop Pinault retired to Évran, where he lived with his mother, who died in 1975, and served neighboring parishes.[1] In June 1980, Bishop Pinault celebrated Eucharist in Lisieux with Pope John Paul II during the Pope’s pilgrimage. In 1983, Pinault retired from his position as Bishop of Chengdu and became its Bishop Emeritus;[3] the position of Bishop of Chengdu was left vacant.[4] In December 1986 Pinault was hospitalized at Rennes with arteritis and underwent several surgeries. He returned home to Évran on 23 February but at 6:00 p.m. on 24 February 1987 he died. He is buried next to his mother in a small cemetery in Évran.[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris. Archived from the originalon March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Henri Pinault's 1945 French Passport Issued in China". Internet Archive. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault, M.E.P." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- ^ "Diocese of Chengtu (Chengdu)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
