Paul-Émile Charbonneau (May 4, 1922 – May 21, 2014) was a Canadian

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. Charbonneau was born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec and was ordained a priest on May 31, 1947. Charbonneau was appointed auxiliary archbishop to the

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as well as titular bishop of Thapsus on November 15, 1960 and consecrated on January 18, 1961. Charbonneau was appointed bishop of the

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on March 21, 1963 and resigned April 12, 1973. He died on May 21, 2014.Retired Gatineau Bishop Charbonneau dies at 92
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