Paul Lortie

Coat of arms of Paul Lortie

Paul Lortie (born March 17, 1944 in Beauport , Canada ) is a Canadian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Mont-Laurier .

Life

Paul Lortie was ordained a priest on May 16, 1970 .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on April 7, 2009 auxiliary bishop in Québec and titular bishop of Hierpiniana . He was ordained episcopal on May 24th of the same year by the Archbishop of Québec, Marc Cardinal Ouellet PSS ; Co-consecrators were Maurice Couture RSV , Old Archbishop of Québec, and Gilles Lemay , Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

He was appointed Bishop of Mont-Laurier on February 2, 2012, and was instituted on March 15 of the same year. On July 10, 2019, Pope Francis accepted Paul Lortie's request for resignation for reasons of age.

Web links

Entry for Paul Lortie on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Mont-Laurier (Canada). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 10, 2019, accessed July 10, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Vital Massé	Bishop of Mont-Laurier 2012–2019	Raymond Poisson

personal data
SURNAME	Lortie, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Mont-Laurier
DATE OF BIRTH	March 17, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beauport , Canada

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Mont-Laurier (Canada). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 10, 2019, accessed July 10, 2019 (Italian).