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The Most Reverend Louis-Désiré Maigret SS.CC.
Vicar Apostolic of Sandwich Islands
Church	Roman Catholic
See	Titular Bishop of Arad
Appointed	11 September 1846
In office	1846-1882
Predecessor	Etienne Jerome Rouchouze
Successor	Herman Koeckemann
Orders
Ordination	23 September 1828
Consecration	31 October 1847 by José Hilarión Etrura Cevallos
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	(1804-09-14)September 14, 1804 Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, France
Died	June 11, 1882(1882-06-11) (aged 77)
Nationality	French
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Louis-Désiré Maigret, SS.CC. (September 14, 1804 – June 11, 1882), served as the first vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. Born in Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, France, Maigret was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on September 23, 1828, at the age of 24. As part of his missionary work, Father Maigret sailed to the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi to help build its Catholic community of native Hawaiians.

The diocese sent him as a missionary to Pohnpei, now in Micronesia, in December 1837 on the schooner Notre Dame de Paix. He was the first missionary ever seen there. In his company were "several Mangarevans and Tahitians," some of whom remained on Pohnpei and left descendants. He departed on 29 July 1838 for Valparaiso after seven unsuccessful months.

When the Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania, Msgr. Étienne Rouchouze, SS.CC., was lost at sea on board the ill-fated Marie Joseph in early 1843, the Holy See appointed Father Maigret as the first vicar apostolic of the Sandwich Islands on September 11, 1846, at the age of 42. He was officially ordained as a bishop of the titular see of Arathia (Arad) on November 28, 1847, at the age of 43. Bishop Maigret oversaw the construction of what would become his most lasting legacy, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace.

Maigret ordained Father Damien de Veuster in Honolulu cathedral in May 1864. He supported Damien in his work with lepers.

After his death, Maigret was entombed in the crypt below the sanctuary.

References

1. "Bishop Louis-Désiré Maigret, SS.CC". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
2. Riesenberg, Saul H (1968). The Native Polity of Ponape. Contributions to Anthropology. Vol. 10. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 38, 51. ISBN 9780598442437. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
3. ^ Bunson, Maggie. Faith in Paradise. Boston: St. Paul Publishing. 1977, pp. 43, 65
4. Encyclopedia.com website, Hawaii, The Catholic Church In
5. Catholic Hawai'i website, Most Reverend Larry Silva, Bishop of Honolulu, article published in the Hawaii Catholic Herald, Volume 68, No. 16, July 15, 2005
6. Catholic Truth Society website, Father Damien’s Extraordinary Sacrifice, article by John S Hogan, May 9th 2023

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
Ordinaries	Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands Alexis Bachelot Vicars Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands Louis Désiré Maigret Herman Koeckemann Gulstan Ropert Libert H. Boeynaems Stephen Alencastre Bishops of Honolulu James Joseph Sweeney John Joseph Scanlan Joseph Anthony Ferrario Francis X. DiLorenzo Clarence Richard Silva
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parishes St. Mary Church, Hana Sacred Heart Church-Punahou Saint John the Baptist Church Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Hawi St. Joseph Church, Hilo Holy Trinity Church, Honolulu Our Lady of the Mount Church, Honolulu St. Anthony Church, Honolulu St. Augustine by the Sea Church, Honolulu St. Patrick Church, Honolulu Saints Peter and Paul Church, Honolulu St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona Star of the Sea Church, Kalapana St. Ann Church, Kaneohe St. Theresa Church, Kekaha St. Raphael Church, Koloa Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Kula Holy Ghost Church, Kula Maria Lanakila Catholic Church, Lahaina Immaculate Conception Church, Lihue St. Joseph Church, Makawao Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipahu St. Benedict's Church, Honaunau
Education	Higher education Chaminade University of Honolulu High schools Damien Memorial School, Honolulu Maryknoll School, Honolulu Sacred Hearts Academy, Honolulu St. Francis School, Honolulu St. Louis School, Honolulu St. Anthony School, Wailuku St. Joseph School, Hilo
Priests	Lane K. Akiona Marc R. Alexander Maximin Alff Abraham Armand St. Damien de Veuster Charles Kekumano Francis A. Marzen Columba Murphy Jules C. E. Riotte Patrick Short John M. Systermans Benedict M. Vierra Arsenius Walsh
Miscellany	Hawaii Catholic Herald Malia O Ka Malu St. Marianne Cope
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