Joseph Serge Miot
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| Styles of Joseph Serge Miot |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Joseph Serge Miot (born November 23, 1946) is a Haitian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Archbishop of Port-au-Prince.
[edit] Biography
Joseph Miot was born in Jérémie, and ordained to the priesthood on July 4, 1975.
On July 29, 1997, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince by Pope John Paul II. Miot received his episcopal consecration on the following October 12 from Archbishop Christophe Pierre, with Archbishops François Gayot, SMM, and François-Wolff Ligondé serving as co-consecrators.
During his tenure, he denounced the incarceration of Fr. Gérard Jean-Juste by the government of Prime Minister Gérard Latortue[1].
Miot succeeded Ligondé as the ninth Archbishop of Port-au-Prince upon the latter's resignation on March 1, 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti. One Down, 700 To Go December 2004
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| Preceded by François-Wolff Ligondé |
Archbishop of Port-au-Prince 2008–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
