Martin Joseph-Honoré LaJeunesse
Martin Joseph-Honoré LaJeunesse OMI (born November 11, 1890 in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson , Québec , Canada ; † July 10, 1961 ) was a Canadian religious and Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin .
Life
Martin Joseph-Honoré Lajeunesse joined the Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in and received on 11 April 1920, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On April 25, 1933, Pope Pius XI appointed him . the titular bishop of Bonusta and Koadjutorvikar of Keewatin. The Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin, Ovid Charlebois OMI, donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the auxiliary bishop in Montréal , Alphonse Emmanuel Deschamps , and the bishop of Joliette , Joseph Arthur Papineau .
Martin Joseph-Honoré LaJeunesse was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin on November 26, 1933, succeeding the late Ovid Charlebois OMI. On April 15, 1954, LaJeunesse resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Ovid Charlebois OMI |
Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin 1933–1954 |
Paul Dumouchel OMI |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | LaJeunesse, Martin Joseph-Honoré |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian religious, Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson , Quebec , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1961 |