Marc Vincent Trudeau (born May 20, 1957) is an American prelate of the

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, serving as an auxiliary bishop for the

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since 2018.

Biography

Early life

March Trudeau was born in Hollywood. California to Paul and Belva Trudeau. Paul was a naturalized citizen of French-Canadian descent and Belva came from Illinois. Marc Trudeau attended primary school and high school in Burbank, California, then in 1981 entered the

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in Los Angeles. After graduating in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in

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, Trudeau continued with dental school at the

. After a short period practicing dentistry, Trudeau decided to enter the priesthood. He entered Saint John's Seminary in Camarillo, California in 1986, studying philosophy and then theology until 1991.

Priesthood

On August 6, 1991, Trudeau was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles under Archbishop José Gómez. After his ordination, Trudeau served at two parishes in

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: as parochial vicar at St. James the Less in

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; and then as

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and temporary administrator at St. Philip the Apostle in

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. He was appointed pastor of St. Pius X Parish in

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in 2001. In 2008, Trudeau was diagnosed with

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; he would undergo

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and

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for the next three years. After leaving Santa Fe Springs, Trudeau moved to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to be secretary to the archbishop, a position held for six years. In 2013, Trudeau was named as a

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for the archdiocese and then in 2014 was appointed

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of Saint John's Seminary. His last pastoral assignment before being named auxiliary bishop was at St. Mary Margaret Alacoque Parish in

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Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

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appointed Trudeau as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and titular bishop of Tinisa di Proconsolare on April 5, 2018. On June 7, 2018, he was consecrated as a bishop by Gómez.

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