Raymond Poisson (Bishop)

Coat of arms of Raymond Poisson as Bishop of Joliette

Raymond Poisson (born April 30, 1958 in Saint-Hyacinthe , Canada ) is a Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Saint-Jérôme and Mont-Laurier .

Life

Raymond Poisson graduated from Montréal with a degree in theology. He was ordained a priest on December 9, 1983 . This was followed by a doctoral degree at the Gregoriana in Rome. The subject of his ecclesiological dissertation was Teilhard de Chardin's understanding of the church and the Eucharist . After his return to Canada he worked as the private secretary of the Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil and as a pastor in the pastoral area of Sainte-Marguerite-d'Youville .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on May 1, 2012 auxiliary bishop in Saint-Jérôme and titular bishop of Gegi . The bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Pierre Morissette , ordained him episcopal on June 15 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Luc Cyr , Archbishop of Sherbrooke , and Lionel Gendron PSS , Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil .

Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Joliette on September 8, 2015 . The inauguration took place on November 4th of the same year.

On May 18, 2018, the Pope appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jérôme. With the resignation of Pierre Morissette on May 21, 2019, he succeeded him as Bishop of Saint-Jérôme. On June 1, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Mont-Laurier while simultaneously uniting the dioceses of Saint-Jérôme and Mont-Laurier in persona episcopi .

Publications

Église et eucharistie dans la pensée de Pierre Teilhard de Chardin , dissertation, Rome 1989.

Web links

Entry for Raymond Poisson on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Other Pontifical Acts , in: Vatican Information Service, May 2, 2013.
^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Joliette (Canada) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 8, 2015, accessed September 8, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina del Vescovo Coadiutore di Saint-Jérộme (Canada). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 18, 2018, accessed May 18, 2018 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Saint-Jérôme (Canada). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 21, 2019, accessed May 21, 2019 (Italian).
^ Unione "in persona episcopi" della Diocesi di Mont-Laurier con la Diocesi di Saint-Jérôme e nomina del Vescovo di Mont-Laurier. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 1, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Paul Lortie	Bishop of Mont-Laurier since 2020	...
Pierre Morissette	Bishop of Saint-Jérôme since 2019	...
Gilles Lussier	Bishop of Joliette 2015-2018	Louis Corriveau

personal data
SURNAME	Poisson, Raymond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Saint-Jérôme and Mont-Laurier
DATE OF BIRTH	April 30, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saint-Hyacinthe

[1] Other Pontifical Acts , in: Vatican Information Service, May 2, 2013.

[Bulletin-2] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Joliette (Canada) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 8, 2015, accessed September 8, 2015 (Italian).

[3] Nomina del Vescovo Coadiutore di Saint-Jérộme (Canada). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 18, 2018, accessed May 18, 2018 (Italian).

[4] Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Saint-Jérôme (Canada). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 21, 2019, accessed May 21, 2019 (Italian).

[5] Unione "in persona episcopi" della Diocesi di Mont-Laurier con la Diocesi di Saint-Jérôme e nomina del Vescovo di Mont-Laurier. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 1, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 (Italian).