The Most Reverend Louis-Désiré Maigret SS.CC. | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Sandwich Islands | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Titular Bishop ofArad |
| Appointed | 11 September 1846 |
| In office | 1846-1882 |
| Predecessor | Etienne Jerome Rouchouze |
| Successor | Herman Koeckemann |
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| Ordination | 23 September 1828 |
| Consecration | 31 October 1847 by José Hilarión Etrura Cevallos |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Born | (1804-09-14)September 14, 1804 |
| Died | June 11, 1882(1882-06-11) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | French |
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Louis-Désiré Maigret, SS.CC. (September 14, 1804 – June 11, 1882), served as the firstvicar apostolic of theVicariate Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, now theRoman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.[1] Born inSaint-Pierre-de-Maillé,France, Maigret was ordained to the priesthood as a member of theCongregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on September 23, 1828, at the age of 24. As part of his missionary work, Father Maigret sailed to theKingdom of Hawaiʻi to help build its Catholic community ofnative Hawaiians.
The diocese sent him as a missionary toPohnpei, now inMicronesia, in December 1837 on the schoonerNotre Dame de Paix. He was the first missionary ever seen there. In his company were "severalMangarevans andTahitians," some of whom remained on Pohnpei and left descendants.[2] He departed on 29 July 1838 forValparaiso after seven unsuccessful months.[3]
When the Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania, Msgr.Étienne Rouchouze, SS.CC., was lost at sea on board the ill-fatedMarie Joseph in early 1843, theHoly See appointed Father Maigret as the first vicar apostolic of theSandwich Islands[4] on September 11, 1846, at the age of 42. He was officially ordained as a bishop of the titular see ofArathia (Arad) on November 28, 1847, at the age of 43.[3] Bishop Maigret oversaw the construction of what would become his most lasting legacy, theCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace.
Maigret ordainedFather Damien de Veuster in Honolulu cathedral in May 1864.[5] He supported Damien in his work with lepers.[6]
After his death, Maigret was entombed in the crypt below the sanctuary.
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| Preceded by | Vicar Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands and in 1848,Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands 1847–1882 | Succeeded by |
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