| The Most Reverend Joseph Serge Miot |
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| Archbishop of Port-au-Prince | |
| Province | Port-au-Prince |
| Diocese | Port-au-Prince |
| Enthroned | March 1, 2008 |
| Reign ended | January 12, 2010 |
| Predecessor | François-Wolff Ligondé |
| Successor | Guire Poulard |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 4, 1975 |
| Consecration | October 12, 1997 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1946 Jérémie, Haiti |
| Died | January 12, 2010 (aged 63) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Buried | Lilavois Cemetery |
| Nationality | Haitian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Styles of Joseph Miot |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Joseph Serge Miot (November 23, 1946 – January 12, 2010[1]) was a Haitian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the ninth Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, serving from 2008 until his death as a result of the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
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Miot was born in Jérémie, Grand'Anse Department on November 23, 1946. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 4, 1975 in the Diocese of Jérémie.[2]
On July 29, 1997, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince by Pope John Paul II,[2] because the people had been displeased with Archbishop François-Wolff Ligondé's supposed encouragement of the coup movement — the archdiocesan offices were burned in retribution. Archbishop Miot received his episcopal consecration on the following October 12th from Archbishop Christophe Pierre, with Archbishops François Gayot, SMM, and Ligondé serving as co-consecrators.[2]
During his tenure, he denounced the incarceration of Fr. Gérard Jean-Juste by the government of Prime Minister Gérard Latortue;[3] Miot later suspended Father Jean-Juste after the priest disobeyed orders to not present himself as a political candidate.
Miot succeeded Ligondé, becoming the ninth Archbishop of Port-au-Prince[2] upon the latter's resignation on March 1, 2008.
The Port-au-Prince Cathedral, archdiocese offices, and many other churches were destroyed by the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Miot was killed when the force of the quake threw him off his balcony at the papal nunciature. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese, said that he originally sought an immediate burial for Miot, but that it would have conflicted with local tradition.[4] Miot was buried at Lilavois Cemetery on Saturday, January 23, 2010 immediately after his funeral Mass.[5] Celebrants presiding at the funeral Mass included Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Chairman of the board of Catholic Relief Services, Thomas Wenski, Bishop of Orlando, and Archbishop Bernardito Auza.[6]
| Episcopal lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | Christophe Pierre |
| Consecrator of | |
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| Bishop | Date of consecration |
| Joseph Gontrand Décoste | October 18, 2009 |
| Preceded by François-Wolff Ligondé |
Archbishop of Port-au-Prince 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Guire Poulard |