Guy A. Sansaricq (October 6, 1934 – August 21, 2021) was a Haitian-American Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 2006 to 2010.
[1][2] He was an emblematic figure in advocating the rights of Haitian immigrants and the undocumented, as well as an ardent opponent of the Duvalier dictatorship.
[5] He received his episcopal consecration on 22 August from Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio alongside two other new auxiliaries for the diocese.
Sansaricq submitted his resignation as required upon reaching the age of 75, and Pope Benedict accepted it on 6 October 2010, his 76th birthday.
[4] Sansaricq died suddenly on the morning of August 21, 2021, the eve of the 15th anniversary of his episcopal ordination, in the rectory at St. Gregory the Great Church in Crown Heights.
[1][12][3] Upon his death, Sansaricq was revealed to have been accused in a lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse dating to the 1990s at St. Jerome Catholic School in Brooklyn.