Léon Livinhac

Léon-Antoine-Augustin-Siméon Livinhac

M. Afr.
Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (1890-1922)
Installed26 November 1892
Term ended12 November 1922
PredecessorCharles Lavigerie
SuccessorPaul Voillard
Other post(s)
  • Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus (21 November 1921 - 12 November 1922)
  • Titular Bishop of Pacandus (15 Jun 1883 - 21 November 1921)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza (15 Jun 1883 - 4 December 1889),
Orders
Ordination12 October 1873
by Charles Lavigerie
Consecration14 September 1884
by Charles Lavigerie
Personal details
Born(1846-07-13)13 July 1846
Buzeins, France
Died12 November 1922(1922-11-12) (aged 76)
Maison-Carrée, Algeria
NationalityFrench
DenominationCatholic

Léon-Antoine-Augustin-Siméon Livinhac, M.Afr. (13 July 1846 - 12 November 1922) was a Catholic priest who established the church in what is modern Uganda and became head of the White Fathers (Society of the Missionaries of Africa). He oversaw a major expansion of the missionary society that coincided with the European colonial annexation of most of Africa.

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