Jean Gagnon (May 21, 1941 – December 23, 2016) was the
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaspé
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaspé () (erected 5 May 1922) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski in Quebec, Canada.
Ordinaries
* François-Xavier Ross (1922 – 1945)
* Albini LeBlanc (1945 – 1957)
*Paul Bernier (1957 – 1964), Ar ...
,
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1966, Gagnon was named bishop in 1998 and retired in 2016, five months before his death.
Bishop Jean Gagnon
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See also
*Catholic Church in Canada
The Catholic Church in Canada is part of the worldwide Catholic Church and has a decentralised structure, meaning each Diocese, diocesan bishop is autonomous but under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Canadian Conference of Cathol ...
References
1941 births
2016 deaths
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada
Roman Catholic bishops of Gaspé
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