Maurice Piat
| His Eminence Maurice Piat C.S.Sp. | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Port-Louis | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Port-Louis |
| See | Port-Louis |
| Appointed | 15 February 1993 |
| Predecessor | Jean Margéot |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 August 1970 |
| Consecration |
19 May 1991 by Jean Margéot |
| Created Cardinal |
19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Maurice Piat |
| Born |
19 July 1941 Moka, Moka District, Mauritius |
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| Motto | Pousse vers le large ("Set out into the deep") |
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| Ordination history of Maurice Piat | |
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Priestly ordination | |
| Date of ordination | 2 August 1970 |
Episcopal consecration | |
| Principal consecrator | Jean Margéot |
| Co-consecrators |
Gilbert Aubry Alphonsus Mathias Maurice Couve de Murville (bishop) |
| Date of consecration | 19 May 1991 |
Cardinalate | |
| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 19 November 2016 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Cardinal Maurice Piat (born 19 July 1941) is a Mauritian Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Port Louis since 1993; he is also a professed member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Piat was ordained a priest in 1970 and made a bishop in 1991. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 19 November 2016.
Life
Maurice Piat was born in 1941 in the Moka District in Moka, Mauritius. He attended the Collège du Saint-Esprit in Quatre Bornes and later entered the novitiate for the Spiritan order in Ireland, where he made his solemn profession on 8 September 1962. He also obtained a bachelor's degree at a college in Dublin.[1] He studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained there on 2 August 1970. he earned a licentiate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1972. That same year he spent three months in Bangalore, India, for his pastoral ministry.
He returned to Mauritius and worked as a catechist and professor at his old college until 1982 when he was made responsible for seminarians at Vacoas. From 1977 until 1979 followed a course on diocesan formation in Paris. He returned to his homeland to serve as vicar of the parish of Saint-François-d'Assise in Pamplemousses from 1979 to 1985. He became the pastor of the parish of Immaculé-Coeur-de-Marie in Riviere-du-Rempart in 1986.[1] From 1981 he was in charge of diocesan pastoral planning.
On 21 January 1991 Pope John Paul II named him the Coadjutor Bishop of Port Louis. He received his episcopal consecration on 19 May 1991 from Cardinal Jean Margéot.[2] He chose as his motto "Pousse vers le large" ("Set out into the deep"), a phrase Christ speaks in Luke's Gospel, when he orders Peter, who has quit fishing for the day, to return to work.[3] On 15 March 1993 he was appointed the eleventh Bishop of Port Louis[4] and was installed that same year. Piat served as the President of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean from 1996 to 1992.[5]
In March 2009 the government of Mauritius made him a Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean.[5]
In 2015, Piat participated in the Synod on the Family.[6]
He submitted his resignation as bishop on his 75th birthday as required by canon law.[7] Pope Francis announced on 9 October 2016 that he would raise Piat to the rank of cardinal in a consistory on 19 November 2016. Mauritius has had only one cardinal before, Piat's predecessor Jean Margéot.[8] When created a cardinal on that date, he was made a Cardinal-Priest and assigned the titular church of Santa Teresa al Corso d'Italia.[9]
References
- 1 2 "The new cardinals". Vatican News Services. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Qui est Mgr Piat et que fait un cardinal ?". L'Express (Mauritius). 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ McElwee, Joshua J. (17 November 2016). "Soon-to-be cardinal lauds Francis' focus on the pastoral dimension". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "L'Évêque" (in French). Le Diocèse de Port-Louis. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- 1 2 Allen Jr., John L. (14 October 2016). "Mauritius cardinal confirms that for Francis, 'last shall be first' is the rule". CRUX. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ Malzac, Marie (13 October 2016). "À l'île Maurice, Mgr Piat a appris qu'il allait devenir cardinal... par des amis qui regardaient la télévision". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mgr Maurice Piat démissionne en tant qu'évêque de Port-Louis". L'Express (Mauritius) (in French). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mgr Maurice Piat nommé cardinal par le pape" (in French). Defi Media. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "A Rome: Maurice Piat élevé au rang de cardinal". L/Express (Mauritius) (in French). 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
External links
- Diocese of Port Louis: Biography (in French)
- Le Mauricien: articles about Maurice Piat
- Catholic Hierarchy
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| Preceded by Jean Margeot |
Bishop of Port Louis 1993-present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Laszlo Paskai |
Cardinal Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d'Italia 2016-present | |