Edouard Gasnier M.E.P.
Bishop of Malacca-Singapore
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Malacca-Singapore
Installed	10 August 1888
Term ended	8 April 1896
Predecessor	Position newly created
Successor	René Michel Marie Fée
Orders
Ordination	6 June 1857
Consecration	10 August 1888 (as Bishop of Malacca-Singapore)
Personal details
Born	4 May 1833 Angers, France
Died	8 April 1896 (aged 63)
Buried	Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore
Nationality	French
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Edouard Gasnier, M.E.P. (4 May 1833 – 8 April 1896) was the Bishop of Malacca-Singapore from 1888 to 1896.

Biography

Born on 4 May 1833 in Angers, France, Edouard Gasnier was ordained as a priest in La Société des Missions Etrangères in 1857, and in the same year was sent to India. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1878, whilst serving as Parish Priest of St Patrick's Church, Bangalore, he was appointed titular Bishop of Eucarpia and Vicar Apostolic of Malacca and Singapore. ^{[1] [4] [2] [3] [5]}

In 1888, the Diocese of Malacca was restored which raised the Vicar Apostolic of Malacca to a Diocese, and therefore, as Vicar Apostolic, he was elevated to Bishop of Malacca and Singapore. ^{[1] [6] [2] [3]}

He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Malacca from his official residence in Singapore until his death on 8 April 1896, and was buried in Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore. ^{[1] [6] [2] [3] [7]}

See also

• Catholic Church in Malaysia
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Melaka–Johor
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore

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