Olin Pierre Louis is a Haitian Roman Catholic priest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Louis was named the parish priest of la iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan by Roberto González Nieves, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico. Pierre Louis is known for providing support and advocating for Haitian and Dominican immigrants in Puerto Rico.
Pierre Louis arrived in Puerto Rico in 2000.[3] He was ordained by archbishop Roberto González Nieves on 24 March 2009.[4] Pierre Louis is the pastor of Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce in Santurce, Puerto Rico for 15 years.[4]
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.[5] He is an advocate for the Dominican immigrant population in Puerto Rico.[6][7][8] He houses Haitian migrants and raises money uses his congregation to raise money to purchase tickets to Miami and New York.[9] In July 2015, Pierre Louis was named the parish priest of la iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan.[4]
Pierre Louis' first language is Haitian Creole.[6]