Name Pierre-Antoine Paulo Posthumous style not applicable | Religious style Monsignor Spoken style Your Excellency | |
Reference style The Most Reverend | ||
Pierre-Antoine Paulo, OMI (born March 23, 1944) is a Haitian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Bishop of Port-de-Paix.
Biography
Pierre-Antoine Paulo was born in Camp Perrin, and traveled to the United States at age eighteen to enter the novitiate of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Colebrook, New Hampshire. He made his profession as a member of that Roman Catholic religious institute on August 2, 1963, and then furthered his studies in philosophy and theology at Rome.
Paulo was ordained to the priesthood on July 4, 1969, and did pastoral work following his return to Haiti. In 1976, he was assigned to the formation of future missionaries, serving as a novice master and superior of the scholasticate. Paulo was later named President of the Conference of Religious in Haiti and provincial superior of his religious institute in Haiti. In the latter office, he undertook missionary work in Colombia as well.
On July 7, 2001, Paulo was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Port-de-Paix by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 14 from Archbishop François Gayot, SMM, with Archbishops Hubert Constant, OMI, and Bishop François Colímon, SMM, serving as co-consecrators.
Paulo succeeded Colímon as Bishop of Port-de-Paix upon the latter's resignation on March 1, 2008. He is the first member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to hold that post.