Background
Margéot, Jean Cardinal was born on February 3, 1916 in Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius.
Margéot, Jean Cardinal was born on February 3, 1916 in Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius.
Student, Royal College Curepipe, Mauritius. Bachelor in Philosophy, Royal College Curepipe, Mauritius, 1935. Licentiate in Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1939.
Ordained priest Diocese of Port-Louis, Mauritius, 1938, parochial vicar, 1939—1956, vicar general, 1956—1968, vicar capitular, 1968—1969. Ordained bishop, 1969. Bishop Diocese of Port-Louis, 1969—1993.
Elevated to cardinal, 1988. Cardinal-priest S. Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa, from 1988. Bishop emeritus Diocese of Port-Louis, from 1993.