Serge Poitras

Coat of arms of Serge Patrick Poitras.

Serge Patrick Poitras (born May 27, 1949 in Jonquière , Québec , Canada ) is a Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Timmins .

Life

Serge Poitras studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the seminary in Chicoutimi , Quebec, and received on 27 May in 1973 by the Bishop of Chicoutimi , Marius Paré , the ordination . At the University of Laval in Quebec City , he completed a master's degree in theology and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome a doctorate to Dr. theol. He was vicar at Chicoutimi Cathedral and taught at Chicoutimi Minor Seminary . After heading the Center for Diocesan Pastoral Care, he was professor at the seminary of the Archdiocese of Montréal from 1990 to 2000 , and dean of studies from 1998 to 2000. In 2000 he was appointed secretary for the French-speaking part of the Apostolic Nunciature in Canada. In 2010, Serge Poitras was appointed deputy secretary of Cardinal Marc Ouellet , Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Timmins on November 10, 2012. He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in Canada, Pedro López Quintana , on December 27, 2012; Co- consecrators were Terrence Thomas Prendergast SJ , Archbishop of Ottawa , and André Rivest , Bishop of Chicoutimi. In the Canadian Bishops' Conference Poitras is a member of the Episcopal Commission for Liturgy and Sacraments and the Commission for Priests.

^ Mgr Serge Poitras, nouvel évêque de Timmins, au Canada , La Croix, December 11, 2012 (French)
^ Biography of Serge Poitras on the website of the Diocese of Timmins (French)

predecessor	Office	successor
Paul Marchand SMM	Bishop of Timmins since 2012

personal data
SURNAME	Poitras, Serge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Poitras, Serge Patrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Timmins
DATE OF BIRTH	May 27, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jonquière