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Jean-Baptiste Décoste

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Jean-Baptiste Décoste
Bishop of Hinche
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Hinche
In office20 April 1972 – 20 May 1980
PredecessorDiocese erected
SuccessorLéonard Pétion Laroche
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Sigus (1966-1972)
Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (1966-1972)
Orders
Ordination8 March 1952
Consecration28 October 1966
by Antonio Samorè
Personal details
Born(1925-02-03)3 February 1925
Died20 May 1980(1980-05-20) (aged 55)

Jean-Baptiste Décoste (born 1925 in Saint-Louis-du-Sud - 1980) was a Haitian prelate, who served as a bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche. He was ordained in 1952. He was appointed bishop in 1972. He died in 1980.[1]

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