14 Facts About Guy Sansaricq

Guy A Sansaricq was a Haitian-American Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 2006 to 2010.

Guy Sansaricq headed the Office of the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1988 to 2021.

Guy Sansaricq was the first Haitian-born Catholic bishop in the United States.

Guy Sansaricq was an emblematic figure in advocating the rights of Haitian immigrants and the undocumented, as well as an ardent opponent of the Duvalier dictatorship.

Guy Sansaricq attended the seminary of the Jeremie Diocese for five years, after which he received a scholarship to St Paul's Pontifical Seminary in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he studied philosophy and theology for seven years.

Guy Sansaricq was first assigned to the staff of the cathedral in Les Cayes.

Guy Sansaricq was given a scholarship to study social sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he received a master's degree in 1971 after four years of study.

Guy Sansaricq was assigned to Sacred Heart parish in Cambria Heights where he served for 22 years.

In October 1988, the NCHA was affiliated with the newly created Office of the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and Guy Sansaricq was named to head that office, a position he held until his death.

Guy Sansaricq was named Prelate of Honour by Pope John Paul II in 1999.

Guy Sansaricq had officiated at Dorismond's funeral that concluded with a violent altercation with the police.

Guy Sansaricq was a co-founder of Haitian-Americans for Progress, a service agency, and founded a Haitian based Media Service.

Guy Sansaricq submitted his resignation as required upon reaching the age of 75, and Pope Benedict accepted it on 6 October 2010, his 76th birthday.

Guy Sansaricq died suddenly on the morning of August 21,2021, the eve of the 15th anniversary of his episcopal ordination, in the rectory at St Gregory the Great Church in Crown Heights.