Georges-Léon Pelletier Explained

Type:Bishop
Georges-Léon Pelletier
Bishop of Trois-Rivières
Diocese:Trois-Rivières
Predecessor:Maurice Roy
Successor:Laurent Noël
Ordination:June 24, 1931
Consecration:September 24, 1943
Rank:Bishop of Trois-Rivières
Birth Name:Georges-Léon Pelletier
Birth Date:19 August 1904
Birth Place:Saint-Épiphane, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Religion:Roman Catholic

Georges-Léon Pelletier (19 August 1904  - 24 September 1987) was a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Trois-Rivières from 1947 to 1975.[1] From Saint-Épiphane, Quebec, he was ordained in 1931. He was named bishop by Pius XII and consecrated auxiliary bishop of Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve in Quebec City. He succeeded Maurice Roy as Bishop of Trois-Rivières. In 1975, he resigned and Laurent Noël succeeded him. He died in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomination de Mgr Georges-Léon Pelletier comme évêque du diocèse de Trois-Rivières.