Pierre-Marie Théas

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Pierre-Marie Theas was born in September 14 1894, He was ordained on September 16 1920 as Priest. He was ordained as bishop of Montauban France in July 26 1940. He was moved to Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes France on February 17 1947 and retired on February 12 1970.[1] He was most noted for his Christian Communism. He has been credited in saying: "Urged on by unrestrainable forces, today's world asks for a revolution. The revolution must succeed, but it can succeed only if the Church enters the fray, bringing the Gospel. After being liberated from Nazi dictatorship, we want to liberate the working class from capitalist slavery."

He died on April 3 1977 , he was Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France or Honourary Bishop