Michael Kpakala Francis
Michael Kpakala Francis | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia (Deceased) | |
Francis in 1992 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia |
| See | Monrovia |
| Appointed | 19 December 1981 |
| Installed | 19 December 1981 |
| Term ended | 12 February 2011 |
| Predecessor | Francis Malachy Carroll |
| Successor | Lewis Jerome Zeigler |
| Other post(s) | Apostolic Vicar of Monrovia, Liberia (28 October 1976 - 19 Dec 1981) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 August 1963 by Nicholas Grimley |
| Consecration | 19 December 1976 by Francis Malachy Carroll |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Kpakala Francis February 12, 1936 |
| Died | 19 May 2013 (aged 77) |
| Styles of Michael Kpakala Francis | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Lordship |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Michael Kpakala Francis (12 February 1936 – 19 May 2013) was a Liberian prelate of the Catholic Church who led the Apostolic Vicariate of Monrovia from 1976 to 1981 and then served as the first Archbishop of the newly established Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia from 1981 to 2011. He retired from pastoral care on 12 February 2011, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 75 years for Catholic bishops. He died on 19 May 2013, three months following his 77th birthday.