Jean-Amand Lamaze (1833 - 9 September 1906) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga. He was born in Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe and came to Australia in 1864.[1] He then worked as a missionary in Tonga for 15 years, before being appointed bishop in 1879.[2] He died in 1906 and was buried in Maufaga.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "THE RIGHT REV. DR. LAMAZE". Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette. Vol. 4, no. 187. 26 February 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via Papers Past.
  2. ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtong.html CH
  3. ↑ "DEATH OF A BISHOP". New Zealand Herald. 11 October 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via Papers Past.


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