Eugène Moke Motsüri Cleric

Eugène Moke Motsüri (born March 25, 1916) is a Democratic Republic of the Congo prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. As of 2014 he is one of the oldest living bishops and the oldest bishop in Africa.Motsüri was born in Mongobele, part of the Belgian Congo at the time, and ordained as a priest on June 9, 1946. Motsüri was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa and Titular bishop of Lestona September 1, 1970. Motsüri stayed on as Auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Kinshasa until his retirement on May 11, 1991.

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Birth dateMarch 25, 1916
Birth place
Belgian Congo

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  1. http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmok.html