Marcel Damphousse Explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Grace
Marcel Damphousse
Archbishop of Ottawa–Cornwall
Church:Latin Church
Appointed:6 May 2020
Ordination:28 June 1991
Consecration:2 September 2012
Previous Post:Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario (2016–2020)
Birth Name:Marcel Damphousse
Birth Date:19 March 1963
Birth Place:Saint-Joseph, Manitoba, Canada
Religion:Catholic

Marcel Damphousse (born 19 March 1963) is a Canadian archbishop of the Catholic Church. Prior to becoming Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall, he was Bishop of the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario from 2016 to 2020, and of the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall from 2012 to 2015.

Education

Archbishop Damphousse earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University College of Saint-Boniface in 1984, and then earned a bachelor's degree in theology from Saint Paul University in Ottawa in 1989. In 2002, he earned a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Teresianum in Rome.

Career

Archbishop Marcel Damphousse was ordained on 28 June 1991 for the Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface. He served at several parishes and was vocations director as well as chaplain at Saint-Boniface Diocesan High School before being appointed Rector of the Saint Boniface Cathedral in 2008. Archbishop Damphousse also taught at the Manitoba Catholic School of Evangelization.

On 28 June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Father Marcel Damphousse Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall. He was ordained bishop on 2 September 2012 in St. Finnan's Basilica.

On 12 November 2015, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Damphousse Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie.[1]

On 6 May 2020, Bishop Marcel Damphousse was named the coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall. He succeeded Archbishop Terrence Prendergast following the latter's retirement on 3 December 2020.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MacDonald . Darren . Pope appoints Sault Ste. Marie bishop to new Ottawa-Cornwall diocese . CTV Northern Ontario . CTV News . 19 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Rinuncia e successione dell’Arcivescovo Metropolita di Ottawa-Cornwall (Canada) . Bollettino . Sala Stampa Della Santa Sede . 19 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Pope makes it official in Ottawa-Cornwall . The Catholic Register . 19 August 2024.