Robert Harris (Bishop)

Robert Harris (born September 26, 1944 in Montréal ) is a Canadian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick .

Life

Robert Harris was ordained a priest on May 24, 1969 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Sault Sainte Marie and titular bishop of Trofimiana on October 26, 2002 . The bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Jean-Louis Plouffe , ordained him episcopal on December 12 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Joseph Vernon Fougère , Bishop of Charlottetown , and Anthony Mancini , Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal .

On May 8, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick . The inauguration took place on June 15 of the same year. On October 15, 2019, Pope Francis accepted Robert Harris' age-related resignation.

Web links

Entry for Robert Harris on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 15, 2019, accessed October 15, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Faber MacDonald	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick 2007–2019	Christian Riesbeck CC

personal data
SURNAME	Harris, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Montréal

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 15, 2019, accessed October 15, 2019 (Italian).