Jean-Louis Giasson
Appearance
Jean-Louis Giasson | |
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Bishop of Yoro | |
Archdiocese | Tegucigalpa |
See | Tegucigalpa |
Appointed | 19 September 2005 |
In office | 2005-2014 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | TBD |
Orders | |
Ordination | 18 December 1965 |
Personal details | |
Born | L'Islet, Quebec, Canada | December 7, 1939
Died | February 12, 2014 Yoro, Honduras | (aged 74)
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Yoro, Honduras |
Jean-Louis Giasson (December 7, 1939 – February 12, 2014) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada, Giasson was ordained to the priesthood in 1965 with the Société des Missions-Étrangères in Laval, Quebec. Following his ordination, Giasson went to Honduras as a missionary in 1966 and in 2003 he became regional superior for the Society in Honduras.[1]
Bishop of Yoro
In 2005 after 48 years as a priest, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro, Honduras. He resigned on January 21, 2014[2] and died less than a month after retiring.
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