Abbot David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. †

Deceased

Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

Note(s): Abbot Praeses/Swiss-American Congregation

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 Feb 1914		Born
15 Dec 1934	20.8	Professed	Member of Order of Saint Benedict
16 Jul 1939	25.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
28 Jun 1965	51.3	Appointed	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
8 Aug 1978	64.4	Resigned	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
25 Nov 1995	81.7	Died	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

MicroData Summary for David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon
(WikiData: Q69575791)
Abbot David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon O.S.B. (born 16 Feb 1914, died 25 Nov 1995) Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Donaldsonville, LA, USA
Ordained Priest Sant'Antonio da Padova, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Death Place Saint Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, LA
Buried Place (Original) Saint Joseph Abbey, Cemetery, Saint Benedict, LA

a priest for 56.3 years

Event	Place
Birth Place	Donaldsonville, LA, USA
Ordained Priest	Sant'Antonio da Padova, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Death Place	Saint Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, LA
Buried Place (Original)	Saint Joseph Abbey, Cemetery, Saint Benedict, LA

Source(s):

b: Biographia Benedictina, 17 Sep 2021
op.loc: CB, 14 Nov 2022

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