Olin Pierre-Louis

Olin Pierre-Louis Noelsaint is a Haitian Catholic priest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is known for providing support and advocating for Haitian and Dominican immigrants in Puerto Rico. As of 2026, he is the pastor of Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce in Santurce.[1]

Biography

Olin Pierre Louis Noelsaint is originally from Haiti.[2][3] Pierre Louis' first language is Haitian Creole.[4]

He arrived in Puerto Rico in 2000.[5] He was ordained by Archbishop Roberto González Nieves of San Juan de Puerto Rico on 24 March 2009.[1] In July 2015, Pierre Louis was named the parish priest of Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan.[1] As of 2026, he is the pastor of Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce in Santurce.[1]

In 2014, he reported that his church received approximately 600 Haitian immigrants as they were en route to the United States and Francophone regions of Canada.[6] He is also an advocate for the Dominican immigrant population in Puerto Rico.[4][7][8] Louis houses Haitian migrants and raises money uses his congregation to raise money to purchase tickets to Miami and New York.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Celebran aniversario sacerdotal de Padre Olin ‹". El Visitante. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. ^ "PUERTO RICO: Realizan bazar para reconocer inmigrantes". AlMomento.net (in Spanish). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Celebran aniversario sacerdotal de Padre Olin ‹ El Visitante". El Visitante (in Latin). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Cintrón Arbasetti, Joel (2014-12-08). "Haití supera a RD enviando ilegales hacia Puerto Rico". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  5. ^ Valdez, Dominga (2015-01-19). "Párroco haitiano dice falta unidad entre inmigrantes para ser tomados en cuenta en PR". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  6. ^ "Cifra de haitianos que buscan entrar ilegalmente a Puerto Rico supera dominicanos". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  7. ^ Gomez, Awilda (2014-01-22). "Inicia mes de la Dominicanidad en Puerto Rico". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  8. ^ Gomez, Awilda (2015-01-16). "Realizarán en PR misa Día del Migrante". Diáspora Dominicana (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  9. ^ Bishop, Marlon (2015-01-02). "The Other Border: Unauthorized Immigration to Puerto Rico -". Latino USA. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
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