Jean-Guy Hamelin (October 8, 1925 – March 1, 2018) was a

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bishop. Born in 1925 in Saint-Sévérin-de-Proulxville, Hamelin was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1949, in

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, Québec and was named first bishop of the

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, Canada on November 29, 1973. He retired on November 30, 2001, succeeded by

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and named Bishop Emeritus. Hamelin died on March 1, 2018, aged 92 in Rouyn-Noranda.Jean-Guy Hamelin
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