Gaétan Proulx
Gaétan Proulx OSM (born May 27, 1947 in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton ) is a Canadian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Gaspé .
Life
Gaétan Proulx joined the Order of the Servites on September 5, 1969, made his profession on December 2, 1973 and the Archbishop of Sherbrooke , Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier , ordained him on June 8, 1976 as a priest .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on December 12, 2011 auxiliary bishop in Québec and titular bishop of Azura . He was ordained episcopate on February 25 of the following year by the Archbishop of Québec, Gérald Cyprien Lacroix ISPX ; Co- consecrators were Paul Lortie , Bishop of Mont-Laurier , and Gilles Lemay , Bishop of Amos .
From 2012 to 2015 he was Vicar General and Moderator of the Diocesan Curia of the Archdiocese of Québec.
On July 2, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Gaspé . The inauguration took place on September 16 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rinuncia del Vescovo di Gaspé (Canada) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 2, 2016, accessed July 2, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Gagnon |
Bishop of Gaspé since 2016 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Proulx, Gaétan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Gaspé |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton |