Florentin-Étienne Jaussen
Florentin-Étienne Jaussen, SS.CC., (2 April 1815 – 9 September 1891) was the first bishop of Tahiti and the man who brought the rongorongo script of Easter Island to the world's attention. In the 1860s Bishop Jaussen was responsible for ending the slave raids on Easter Island.
Jaussen was born in Rocles, France. He was Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti and titular bishop of Axieri from 9 May 1848 until 12 February 1884, when he resigned. During this time he went by the name Tepano, the Tahitian pronunciation of Etienne in its original Greek form Stephanos.
He ordained the first priest of Eastern Polynesia Tiripone Mama Taira Putairi, on 24 December 1874.[1]
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References
- ↑ "Tahiti 1834-1984 - Chap. VIII. DEUXIÈME PARTIE L'APPEL DES ÎLES LOINTAINES". Paroisse de la Cathédrale de Papeete. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Mgr Étienne JAUSSEN". Paroisse de la Cathédrale de Papeete. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- CHAUVET, Stéphen-Charles. 1935. L'île de Pâques et ses mystères ("Easter Island and its Mysteries"). Paris: Éditions Tel. (An online English version translated by Ann Altman and edited by Shawn McLaughlin is available www.chauvet-translation.com here.)
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| Preceded by Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania Étienne Jérôme Rouchouze |
Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti 1848–1884 |
Succeeded by Marie-Joseph Verdier |
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