Jean-Guy Hamelin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jean-Guy Hamelin |
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Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec | |
Diocese | Rouyn-Noranda |
Enthroned | 1949 |
Reign ended | 2001 |
Predecessor | Diocese erected in 1973. |
Successor | Dorylas Moreau |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 11, 1949 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1925 Saint-Sévérin-de-Proulxville, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 2018 (aged 92–93) Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Occupation | clergy |
Profession | priest, bishop |
Jean-Guy Hamelin (October 8, 1925 – March 1, 2018) was a Canadian Catholic bishop.
Born in 1925 in Saint-Sévérin-de-Proulxville, Hamelin was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1949, in Trois-Rivières, Québec and was named first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda, Canada on November 29, 1973. He retired on November 30, 2001, succeeded by Dorylas Moreau and named Bishop Emeritus.
Hamelin died on March 1, 2018, aged 92 in Rouyn-Noranda.
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