Louis Morel

Louis Morel was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman [Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan] from 1938 to 1951.

Biography

Louis Morel was born in Houthem–les–Comines, Wallonia, Belgium, on 30 October 1880. He joined the CICM Missionaries in 1899. He was ordained a priest on 16 July 1905. He traveled to Mongolia to preach in the same year. On 21 March 1938, the Holy See appointed him as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan to replace Louis van Dyck, who died last year. He was consecrated on 18 October.
He retired on 19 August 1951 and died on 6 June 1971 at the age of 90.