Jean-Pierre Urkia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Pierre Urkia

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1918

Place of Birth: Espelette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 21-Dec-2011

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jean-Pierre Urkia M.E.P.
(27 November 1918 – 21 December 2011) was a French Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Church. Jean Urkia was born in Espelette, France and was ordained as a priest on 26 June 1942 from the missionary institute, the Paris Foreign Missions Society (in French : Société des Missions étrangères de Paris).
He was appointed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Paksé and made Titular Bishop of Masclianae on 12 June 1967.
He was ordained bishop on 27 September 1967.
He remained Vicar Apostolic until 10 June 1975, When he was expelled from the country by the communist régime with all the remaining missionaries.