René Audet Explained

Type:Bishop
René Audet
Bishop of Diocese of Joliette
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Joliette
Term:1968 - 1990
Predecessor:Joseph Arthur Papineau
Successor:Gilles Lussier
Ordination:May 30, 1948
Birth Date:18 January 1920
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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René Audet (January 18, 1920  - June 12, 2011) was a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Audet was born in Montreal, Quebec and ordained a priest May 30, 1948. He was appointed Auxiliary archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ottawa as well as Titular bishop of Chonochora on May 21, 1963, and ordained on July 31, 1963. On January 3, 1968, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Joliette. He resigned from that position on October 31, 1990.

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