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John Anthony Boissonneau (born December 7, 1949 in Scarborough) is a
John Anthony Boissonneau (born December 7, 1949 in Scarborough) is a Roman Catholic
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* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
Auxiliary Bishop in Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, Canada.
He was ordain
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform var ...
ed a priest on December 14, 1974.Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 163, Number 13,980.
Pope
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John Paul II
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appointed him Titular Bishop
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of Tambeae
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Bishopric
Tambeae must have been of some importance as it was the seat of an ancient Christian diocese whi ...
and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto on March 23, 2001. The Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic
Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (born Alojzij Matej Ambrožič; January 27, 1930 – August 26, 2011) was a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Toronto. He was made a cardinal on 21 February 1998.
Biography
Ambrozic was born near Gabrje ...
, gave him the episcopal ordination on May 29 of the same year; co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops in Toronto Nicola De Angelis CFIC, and Anthony Giroux Meagher.
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