Clément Cailleau
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Clément Cailleau C.S.Sp. (July 27, 1923 - July 21, 2011) was a French
-born prelate
. Cailleau served as the Prefect
of the what is now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda in Senegal from August 13, 1970, until April 24, 1986. Tambacounda was elevated to a full Catholic diocese in 1989.
Cailleau was born in Nueil-sur-Layon
, France
, on July 27, 1923. He was ordained a Catholic priest of the Holy Ghost Fathers
on October 1, 1950. He died as the Prefect emeritus
of Tambacounda on July 21, 2011, at the age of 87.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-born prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
. Cailleau served as the Prefect
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
of the what is now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda in Senegal from August 13, 1970, until April 24, 1986. Tambacounda was elevated to a full Catholic diocese in 1989.
Cailleau was born in Nueil-sur-Layon
Nueil-sur-Layon
Nueil-sur-Layon is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-Geography:The village lies on the left bank of the Layon, which flows northeastward through the southern part of the commune....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, on July 27, 1923. He was ordained a Catholic priest of the Holy Ghost Fathers
Holy Ghost Fathers
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and since Vatican II, lay associates...
on October 1, 1950. He died as the Prefect emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
of Tambacounda on July 21, 2011, at the age of 87.