His Excellency Hubert Coppenrath |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete | |
Installed | 4 June 1999 |
Term ended | 31 March 2011 |
Predecessor | Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath |
Successor | N/A |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 June 1957 |
Consecration | 21 February 1998 by Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath |
Rank | Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Hubert Coppenrath |
Born |
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
18 October 1930
Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath (born 18 October 1930, in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia) is the emeritus Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete.
Coppenrath was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on 27 June 1957, in Tahiti. He was formally ordained as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete on 4 June 1999 after appointment by Pope John Paul II. He succeeded his own brother, Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath, as Archbishop. The appointment of Coppenrath, a brother of the previous Archbishop, is a rare occurrence within the Catholic Church.
On 31 March 2011 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Coppenrath from the pastoral care of the archdiocese having reached the age limit.