Alexandre Poncet

Alexandre Poncet (born in 1884 in Saint-Chamond, Loire) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna. He was appointed bishop in 1935. He died in 1973.

After ordination as a priest Poncet served as a chaplain to the French community in London for 15 years, then as a seminary professor in Devon. He was appointed as a priest on Uvea in 1925 for three years, then served on Tongatapu and Niuafoʻou before being made Bishop of Wallis and Futuna in 1935. Provided by Wikipedia