Bishop Pierre-Adolphe Pinsonnault, (also Pinsonnault or Pinsonault), (23 November 1815 – 30 January 1883), was born in

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and became a

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priest in the

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Order. Pinsoneault served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario from 1856 to 1866 in an atmosphere of turbulence. There was an initial adverse reaction to a French-speaking bishop taking over the London church as the cathedral of the new diocese. A variety of events occurred both with priests and parishioners during his tenure and, in 1866, Bishop

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, as result of an earlier request by

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, asked for and received Pinsonnault's resignation. After his resignation, Bishop Pinsoneault was assigned as bishop to the titular see of Birtha and resided in

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, until 1869. He then moved to Montreal. Quebec, where he performed various duties that required a bishop for the

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Bishop Bouget. He died in Montreal at the age of 67, his episcopacy a failure due largely to his disregard for others and his authoritarian style.

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