Pierre Morissette
Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (born November 22, 1944 in Thetford Mines ) is a Canadian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jérôme .
Life
Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette was ordained a priest on June 8, 1968 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Québec and titular bishop of Mesarfelta on February 27, 1987 . The Archbishop of Québec, Louis-Albert Cardinal Vachon , donated him episcopal ordination on June 12 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier , Archbishop of Sherbrooke , and Jean-Paul Labrie , Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.
On March 17, 1990, he was appointed Bishop of Baie-Comeau , and on May 2 of the same year he was appointed to the office. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on July 3, 2008 Bishop of Saint-Jérôme .
During the tenure from 2009 to 2011 he was chairman of the Canadian Bishops' Conference .
On May 21, 2019, Pope Francis accepted his early resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 70th anniversary of the Canadian Episcopal Conference. renewedpriesthood.org, September 25, 2013, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Saint-Jérôme (Canada). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 21, 2019, accessed May 21, 2019 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice Couture RSV |
Bishop of Baie-Comeau 1990-2008 |
Jean-Pierre Blais |
| Gilles Cazabon OMI |
Bishop of Saint-Jérôme 2008-2019 |
Raymond Poisson |
| James Weisgerber |
Chairman of the Canadian Bishops' Conference (CECC) 2009–2011 |
Richard William Smith |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morissette, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morissette, Joseph Paul Pierre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jérôme |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thetford Mines |