Donald Lapointe (born 25 September 1936 in Disraeli, Quebec) is a

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of the

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and emeritus auxiliary bishop in Saint-Jérôme.

Life

On 23 May 1964 Donald Lapointe received the priestly

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for the bishopric of Sherbrooke.

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appointed him on 26 October 2002 as titular bishop of Octabia,The diocese of Octaba
at www.gcatholic.org and auxiliary bishop in

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. The Bishop of Saint-Jérôme,

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, gave him the bishop's ordination on December 13, The co-conquerors were André Gaumond, Archbishop of Sherbrooke, and

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, Bishop of Mont-Laurier. On 30 July 2011,

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took his age-related resignation.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lapointe, Donald 1936 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada