Joseph-Adolphe Gandy
(1839-1909)
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Joseph-Adolphe Gandy (25 February 1839 – 26 March 1909) was a member of Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the archbishop of Archdiocese of Pondicherry. On 16 March 1883 he was appointed as a Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic to succeed Bishop Laouënan. He was consecrated as a bishop on 9 September 1883 with Tricale as his titular see. When Pope Leo XII established Catholic hierarchy in India, he was appointed as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Pondicherry on 15 January 1889. After the death of Mgr. Laouënan he succeed him on 29 September 1892. He was the archbishop until his death on 26 March 1909. He was succeeded by Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel.
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25 February 1839 Châtonnay, France
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26 March 1909 (aged 70)
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