Laurent Noël (March 19, 1920 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian prelate of the

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. He served as bishop of

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from 1975 to 1996.

Life

Noël was born in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec and was ordained a priest on June 16, 1944 for the Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the

Archdiocese of Quebec The Archdiocese of Québec ( la, Archidiœcesis Quebecensis; french: Archidiocèse de Québec) is a Catholic archdiocese in Quebec, Canada. Being the first see in the New World north of Mexico, the Archdiocese of Québec is also the primatial s ...

on June 25, 1963 as well as titular bishop of Agathopolis, and was consecrated on August 29, 1963. He was the Apostolic Administrator Diocese of Hauterive from 1974 to 1975. Noël was appointed to the

on November 8, 1975, where he served until his retirement on November 21, 1996. Upon the death of

Damián Iguacén Borau Damián Iguacén Borau (12 February 1916 – 24 November 2020) was a Spanish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Life Iguacén Borau was born in Fuencalderas, Spain and ordained a priest on 7 June 1941. He was consecrated bishop of the Barba ...

on November 24, 2020, he became the oldest living Catholic bishop. Upon the death of

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on February 1, 2022, he became the last surviving Canadian bishop to participate in the

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1920 births 2022 deaths French Quebecers 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada Participants in the Second Vatican Council Canadian centenarians Men centenarians Université Laval faculty Roman Catholic bishops of Trois-Rivières 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI {{Canada-RC-bishop-stub