Eugène Philippe LaRocque (27 March 1927 – 16 December 2018) was a Canadian Catholic priest, and Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall from 1974 to 2002. [1]
Eugène LaRocque | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Cornwall | |
| Installed | September 15, 1974 |
| Term ended | April 27, 2002 |
| Predecessor | Adolphe E. Proulx |
| Successor | Paul-André Durocher |
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| Ordination | June 7, 1952 |
| Consecration | September 3, 1974 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1927 |
| Died | December 16, 2018 (aged 91) Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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LaRocque served as State Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus in Ontario from 1977 to 1987, and President of Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario from 1993 to 1997.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Bishop Eugène Philippe LaRocque". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Death of The Most Reverend Eugène Philippe LaRocque Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Cornwall". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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