Today is the birthday of our retired Bishop Yves Ramousse. He was born in 1928 in Sambadel, France. He joined the Parish Foreign Missions Society and finished his studies at the Gregorian University in Rome and at the Catholic University in Paris. He was ordained priest on April 4, 1953, and consecrated bishop and given care of Phnom Penh in Cambodia as Apostolic vicar on February 24, 1963.
He was forced to leave Cambodia on April 30, 1975 because of the Khmer Rouge takeover. Bishop Chhmar Salas (first Cambodian bishop) succeeded him to the post but the Khmer Bishop unfortunately fell sick and died during this regime. And so on February 6, 1983, the Holy See put him in charge of all the Khmer Catholics living in different countries and of the whole Cambodia. He was re-appointed as Apostolic Vicar in 1992 upon his re-entry to the kingdom. He retired on April 14, 2001.
Now he enjoys his retirement with us - the lovely parishioners of Sihanoukville.