Victor Valentin Dreyer was born in
Rosheim, France, on 15 February 1866. He attended the seminary in
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and then joined the
Order of Friars Minor, taking the name Marie Colomban. He was ordained a priest on 25 July 1889. He held several posts within his order, including assignments in Canada, Rome, and the Holy Land. On 27 June 1923,
Pope Pius XI named him a titular bishop and the first
Apostolic Vicar of the
Rabat, Morocco. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal
Louis-Ernest Dubois, Archbishop of Paris, on 16 August 1923. On 11 March 1927, Pope Pius named him the first
Apostolic Vicar of
Suez Canal. On 24 November 1928, Pope Pius named him
Apostolic Delegate to Indochina and on 26 November a titular archbishop. He retired in 1936 upon the appointment of his successor in that position. Dreyer died on 7 May 1944 in
Vigny, Val-d'Oise.
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