A native of Rochefort, France, the Rev. Pierre-Henry Buisson followed his childhood dream and enlisted in the French Army in 1979. He resigned in 1984 to become a seminarian for the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and was ordained a priest on June 25, 1990. He served the catholic parishes of Mirambeau, St Genis, and Archiac, all located in the same area and 53 miles from his native town.  In 1996, Pierre-Henry resigned his position and proposed to Sophie, who said yes! They married and moved to Bordeaux where he worked for a local gas company and eventually became a purchasing agent. Pierre-Henry was received in the Episcopal Church in 2000. With his wife, he planted the French-Speaking Episcopal Mission, Saint Martin, in Bordeaux. At the invitation of his bishop, Pierre-Henry, along with Sophie and their children Raphael, Pauline, and Clement, moved to Alexandria, VA in 2008. He earned his Master of Theological Studies in May 2010 from Virginia Theological Seminary. Soon after, he became the Assistant Rector of St Martin’s in the Field in Severna Park, MD, and the Chaplain of the school. He was called to St Luke’s in Arizona in the Summer of 2014 and is where he served for seven years before being called to serve as the new rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church beginning June 2021. When at home, Pierre-Henry enjoys hiking with Sophie, playing guitar and the Native American Flute, reading books, and gardening.

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