Maurice Perrin (bishop)

Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin (30 June 1904 – 3 October 1994) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in Tunisia, including more than a decade as Archbishop of Carthage.

Having achieved its independence on 20 March 1956, Tunisia then asserted its national aspirations against the Europeans, including restrictions on Christian worship.

After years of negotiations, the Holy See and Tunisia signed an agreement called a modus vivendi that ceded all but a few Church properties to the government.

[5] He held that post of territorial prelate for exactly six months before leaving Tunisia "at the request of the government"[6] and receiving from Pope Paul the honorific title of Assistant to the Papal throne on 4 January 1965.

[7][a] Pope Paul VI named Perrin Apostolic Delegate to Iraq on 31 July 1965 and Archbishop of Baghdad on 2 August.