Chibly Langlois | |
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| Cardinal,Bishop of Les Cayes | |
_(cropped).jpg) Langlois in 2015 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Les Cayes |
| Appointed | 15 August 2011 |
| Predecessor | Guire Poulard |
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| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Fort-Liberté(2004-2011) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 September 1991 by Guire Poulard |
| Consecration | 6 June 2004 by Hubert Constant |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 byPope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-11-29)November 29, 1958 (age 66) La Vallée-de-Jacmel, Haiti |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Servir Dieu et l'homme dans l'amour[1] (Serve God and humanity in love)[2] |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Chibly Langlois (French pronunciation:[lɑ̃glwa]; born 29 November 1958) is aHaitiancardinal of theCatholic Church. He has served asBishop of Les Cayes since 15 August 2011, and is also president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference.[citation needed]
Pope Francis elevated Langlois to theCollege of Cardinals on 22 February 2014.[3] As of February 2023, Langlois is the first and onlyHaitian cardinal in history. He was the only new cardinal elevated in the February 2014consistory who was not anarchbishop.[citation needed]
Langlois was born in 1958 inLa Vallée in southeast Haiti to a poor family.[4] Langlois entered the Grand Séminaire Notre-Dame ofPort-au-Prince in 1985, where he studied philosophy and theology. From 1994 to 1996, he studied at thePontifical Lateran University inRome and obtained alicentiate in pastoral theology.[5]
He was ordained aspriest for thediocese ofJacmel on 22 September 1991.[5][6]
On 8 April 2004 Langlois was appointed bishop ofFort-Liberté byPope John Paul II.[7] On 15 August 2011 he was appointed bishop of Les Cayes byPope Benedict XVI.[8]
When choosing to elevate Langlois to the College of Cardinals in 2014, Pope Francis bypassed many more senior Haitian bishops, includingmetropolitan archbishops Louis Kébreau and Guire Poulard.[9] At the time, Poulard was Langlois's superior in theecclesiastical province ofPort-au-Prince.
On 22 February 2014, Pope Francis appointed LangloisCardinal-Priest ofSan Giacomo in Augusta.[10] ThisRoman church had never before been designated as thetitular church of a Catholic cardinal. Cardinal Langlois took possession of his titular church on 7 June 2014.[11]
On 22 May 2014, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Langlois a member of both thePontifical Council for Justice and Peace,Pontifical Commission for Latin America, andSecretariat for Communications.[12]
Langlois was injured during the2021 Haiti earthquake. He was at the bishop's residence when it partially collapsed during the quake. Langlois survived, but a priest and two employees were killed.[13] On June 8, 2022, Langlois was injured in a serious car accident.[14]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Hubert Constant, OMI | Bishop of Fort-Liberte 2004-2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Les Cayes 2011–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by titular church established | Cardinal Priest ofSan Giacomo in Augusta 2014–present | |
