Fr. Joseph DIXNEUF (1913 – 1981)

NameDIXNEUF
First NamesJoseph, Henry, Louis
Date of Birth 19/06/1913
Place of Birth Cholet City, Angers Diocese, France
DioceseAngers
Priestly ordination01/07/1937
Diocese of IncardinationAngers
Departure on mission14/09/1937
Mission Place Saizang, Tahan and Kalay
Date of Death04/12/1981
Place of DeathFrance
Mission Country Burma, 1937 – 1971 (Mandalay)
BiographyJoseph Dixneuf was born on June 19, 1913, in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire).

He joined the MEP (Paris Foreign Missions Society) in 1931. Ordained a priest on July 1, 1937, he left on September 14 of the same year for the mission in Mandalay (Burma).

After studying Burmese in Mandalay and Mingyang, he was assigned to the missions of Nyaungbinta (1940) and Saizang (1949-1954). He was then tasked with opening the missions of Falam and Kalemyo (1958).

In 1971, he returned to France for health reasons. He was assigned to the parish of Brive-la-Gaillarde as the parish priest.

He died on December 4, 1981.

All these data are collected from https://irfa.paris/missionnaire/3582-dixneuf-joseph/

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