Lionel Gendron
Lionel Gendron PSS (born June 12, 1944 in Saint-Quentin , Canada ) is a Canadian religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil .
Life
Lionel Gendron was ordained a priest on May 31, 1969, initially for the Archdiocese of Montréal , but made his profession in the Sulpizian religious community the following year .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on February 11, 2006 auxiliary bishop in Montréal and titular bishop of Tagase . The Archbishop of Montréal, Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte , ordained him episcopal on March 25th of the same year; Co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops in Montréal Jude Saint-Antoine and Anthony Mancini .
On October 28, 2010 he was appointed Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil . In September 2017, he was elected Chairman of the Canadian Bishops' Conference for the 2017-2019 term .
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on November 5, 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Simpson: Gendron elected president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. catholicregister.org, September 28, 2017, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Saint-Jean - Longueuil (Canada) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 5, 2019, accessed November 5, 2019 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Berthelet CSV |
Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil 2010–2019 |
Claude Hamelin |
| David Douglas Crosby |
Chairman of the Canadian Bishops' Conference (CECC) 2017–2019 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gendron, Lionel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian religious, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Quentin , Canada |