Alexandre Poncet
Bishop of Wallis and Futuna
Alexandre Poncet (1884—18 September 1973) was a French clergyman who served as the bishop of the apostolic vicariate of Wallis et Futuna from 1936 to 1961, and was a member of the Society of Mary. He was ordained as a priest in 1909, and worked as a nurse during World War I. Prior to his arrival on Wallis and Futuna he worked in the United Kingdom in London and Paignton. Decades after his death his writings about World War I were published.
Early life
Alexandre Poncet was born in Saint-Chamond, Loire, French Third Republic, in 1884.
Career
Poncet was ordained as a priest in the Society of Mary on 4 July 1909. He was assigned to the parish of London in 1910, and served there until 1920, with the exception of the three years he spent as a nurse during World War I. He wrote a notebook about his activities in World War I while in Futuna and it was published in 2011. He taught in Paignton for five years.
Poncet became a missionary in 1925. He was appointed as the first bishop of the apostolic vicariate of Wallis et Futuna in 1936. He held the position until his retirement in 1961.
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