Joseph Willy Romélus

Joseph Willy Romélus was a Haitian bishop who was bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jérémie, located in the city of Jérémie, from 2009 until his death.

Life and work

Romélus was born in Arniquet on 17 January 1931. He was ordained a priest on 13 July 1958 for the diocese of Les Cayes.
On 26 April 1977, he was appointed bishop of Jérémie. He was consecrated on the following 26 June by François-Wolff Ligondé, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince.
Romélus retired on 6 August 2009 at the age of 78, and died on 12 August 2025, at the age of 94.