Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath
His Excellency Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop emeritus of Papeete | |
| Installed | 5 March 1973 |
| Term ended | 4 June 1999 |
| Predecessor | Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé |
| Successor | Hubert Coppenrath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath 4 June 1924 |
| Died | 16 August 2008 (aged 84) French Polynesia |
Monsignor Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (4 June 1924 – 16 August 2008) was the Tahitian Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete in French Polynesia for 26 years from 1973 until 1999. Coppenrath served as the Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete from 1999 until his death in 2008. Coppenrath was the first Tahitian-born Catholic bishop of French Polynesia.