Background
Sansaricq, Guy A. was born on October 6, 1934 in Jeremie, Haiti.
Sansaricq, Guy A. was born on October 6, 1934 in Jeremie, Haiti.
Attended, Minor Seminary of Les Cayes, Haiti. Philosophy, St. Paul Pontifical Seminary, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1956. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, St. Paul Pontifical Seminary, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1960.
Master in Social Sciences, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1971.
Early life and education
Ordination and ministry
In 1960 he was ordained a priest in the cathedral in Portuguese-au-Prince, Haiti. Sansaricq"s first assignment was to the Cathedral of Les Cayes where he was trained as a chaplain for Haitian immigrants in the Bahamas, ministering from the Benedictine priory of Saint Francis in Nassau. During his seven years there, he became aware of the plight of immigrants, and especially undocumented immigrants.
When he completed his work in the Bahamas, he was given a scholarship to study social sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he received a master"s degree in 1971.
In that same year, he was accepted to serve in the Diocese of Brooklyn and was assigned to Sacred Heart parish in Cambria Heights, where he served for 22 years. During that time, he was appointed diocesan coordinator of the Haitian Apostolate.
In 1987 he was selected by the United States Bishops to head the National Haitian Apostolate. In 1993, he was named pastor of Saint Jerome"s Church in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where he has continued to minister.
He was named Prelate of Honour by Pope John Paul II in 1999.
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
He was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn in 2006 and Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha. He retired on October 24, 2010
Bishop Sansaricq"s involvements include publishing a quarterly newsletter on Haitian matters concerning the church, conducting a pastoral institute in Creole that attracts 90 students annually, organizing an annual convention of the Haitian Apostolate, and coordinating an annual retreat for priests and a yearly youth congress. Retirement
In 2009 when Bishop Sansaricq reached the retirement age of 75, he handed his letter of resignation to the Congregation for Bishops.
Pope Benedict XVI will accept it at his pleasure.
His age induced resignation was formally accepted on 6 October 2010, Bishop Sansaricq"s 76th birthday.
Co-founder Haitian-Americans United for Progress.