Louis Pelâtre: key obituary facts
Is Louis Pelâtre dead? Yes. Louis Pelâtre died on August 20, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Louis Pelâtre's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Louis Pelâtre known for?
He was a French priest.
More about Louis Pelâtre
Born: 12 May 1940.
Place of birth: Pancé.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: France.
Also known as: Louis Pelatre.
Louis Pelâtre, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as vicar apostolic of Istanbul, died on August 20, 2026, aged 86.
Born on May 12, 1940, in Pancé, Ille-et-Vilaine, he was ordained a priest for the Augustinians of the Assumption in 1969 before being named a bishop by Pope John Paul II in 1992 and entrusted with the apostolic vicariate in Istanbul. He led the small Latin Catholic community in Turkey, a minority within the country’s Catholic population, until April 2016.