Former Bishop of the Diocese of Angers, Parisian born Monsignor Henri-Alexandre Chappoulié was ordained priest on June 29, 1931. Elected Bishop of Angers by Pope Pius XII, he received his episcopal consecration on July 11, 1950 from Archbishop Maurice Feltin, assisted by Bishops Jean Gay C.Ss.P., and Stanislas Courbe.
During his tenure, his position clashed in the context of the time. Not hesitating to take a stand against racism and torture in Algeria, he supported the priests to face challenges or social issues. According to other fellow bishops, Chappoulié had the same conciliar spirit of the Second Vatican Council, initiated a few years after his death, being thus hailed as a "visionary".
The Bishop died accidentally in Abidjan while on his third trip to Africa where he went to meet the African churches. A poorly stored trolley along a railway track hit him as he was preparing to ride the arriving train, and struck by the latter, was killed on the spot. His body was transferred back to Angers and interred in the local cathedral beneath the pavement.
During his tenure, his position clashed in the context of the time. Not hesitating to take a stand against racism and torture in Algeria, he supported the priests to face challenges or social issues. According to other fellow bishops, Chappoulié had the same conciliar spirit of the Second Vatican Council, initiated a few years after his death, being thus hailed as a "visionary".
The Bishop died accidentally in Abidjan while on his third trip to Africa where he went to meet the African churches. A poorly stored trolley along a railway track hit him as he was preparing to ride the arriving train, and struck by the latter, was killed on the spot. His body was transferred back to Angers and interred in the local cathedral beneath the pavement.
Former Bishop of the Diocese of Angers, Parisian born Monsignor Henri-Alexandre Chappoulié was ordained priest on June 29, 1931. Elected Bishop of Angers by Pope Pius XII, he received his episcopal consecration on July 11, 1950 from Archbishop Maurice Feltin, assisted by Bishops Jean Gay C.Ss.P., and Stanislas Courbe.
During his tenure, his position clashed in the context of the time. Not hesitating to take a stand against racism and torture in Algeria, he supported the priests to face challenges or social issues. According to other fellow bishops, Chappoulié had the same conciliar spirit of the Second Vatican Council, initiated a few years after his death, being thus hailed as a "visionary".
The Bishop died accidentally in Abidjan while on his third trip to Africa where he went to meet the African churches. A poorly stored trolley along a railway track hit him as he was preparing to ride the arriving train, and struck by the latter, was killed on the spot. His body was transferred back to Angers and interred in the local cathedral beneath the pavement.
During his tenure, his position clashed in the context of the time. Not hesitating to take a stand against racism and torture in Algeria, he supported the priests to face challenges or social issues. According to other fellow bishops, Chappoulié had the same conciliar spirit of the Second Vatican Council, initiated a few years after his death, being thus hailed as a "visionary".
The Bishop died accidentally in Abidjan while on his third trip to Africa where he went to meet the African churches. A poorly stored trolley along a railway track hit him as he was preparing to ride the arriving train, and struck by the latter, was killed on the spot. His body was transferred back to Angers and interred in the local cathedral beneath the pavement.
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