Jorge María Hourton Poisson (May 27, 1926 – December 5, 2011) was the Roman Catholic titular bishop of Materiana and, in 1992–2001, the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Temuco, Chile.
Born in France, he acquired Chilean nationality and studied at the Seminary of Santiago and the Theology school of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Being ordained to the priesthood in 1949, Hourton Poisson became a bishop in 1969 retiring in 2001.
Notes
- Hugh O'Shaughnessy (December 24, 2011). "Fr Jorge Hourton: Priest who fought for human rights in Chile - Obituaries - News". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- "Falleció el obispo Jorge Hourton, incansable defensor de los derechos humanos". radio.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson
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