Bishop Pierre Duprey, expert on Christian unity, dies at age 84

Published: 2007-05-14

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Bishop Pierre Duprey, who served at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity for more than 35 years, died in his apartment near the Vatican May 13 at the age of 84. His funeral was scheduled for May 18 in St. Peter's Basilica. Bishop Duprey, who retired in 1999, was an expert on the Eastern Christian churches, particularly those of the Middle East. A member of the Missionaries of Africa, the Frenchman was trained at the order's novitiate in Algeria and was ordained to the priesthood in Tunisia in 1950. After earning his doctorate at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, he was appointed to serve at the Melkite seminary in Jerusalem, according to a biography published by the Missionaries of Africa.

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