Remi Joseph De Roo
Remi Joseph De Roo (born February 24, 1924 in Swan Lake ) is a Canadian clergyman and former bishop of Victoria .
Life
Remi Joseph De Roo was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface on June 8, 1950 .
Pope John XXIII appointed him Bishop of Victoria on October 29, 1962 . The Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Maurice Baudoux , ordained him episcopal on December 14th of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Sherbrooke , Georges Cabana , and the Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver , Martin Michael Johnson .
As a council father, Remi Joseph De Roo took part in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
On March 18, 1999, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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James Michael Hill |
Bishop of Victoria 1962–1999 |
Raymond Roussin SM |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | De Roo, Remi Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Victoria |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Swan Lake |