Dennis Savoie
Dennis Savoie | |
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| Nationality |  Canada |
| Known for | Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus |
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Dennis Savoie served as Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus,[1] from 2006-2013. In 1995, he was elected a Supreme Director, and became Assistant Supreme Treasurer and assistant to the Supreme Knight for Canadian affairs in 2004, and then Supreme Treasurer in 2006. On August 1, 2014 he was appointed as Canada's ambassador to the Holy See.[2]
Early Career
Mr. Savoie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick, where he majored in sociology. He also studied business there at the graduate level.
He went on to a successful career with the New Brunswick Electric Power Corp., where he worked for 27 years before retiring as a vice president in 1996. From 2000 to 2004, he served as executive director of the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes.[3]
For three years, Mr. Savoie served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments for New Brunswick.[citation needed] He also serves on the board of directors for the Catholic Organization for Life and Family co-sponsored by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Knights of Columbus.[4]
Knights of Columbus
Mr. Savoie joined the Knights of Columbus in 1973 at Msgr. Solyme Azzie Council 2331 in Grand Falls, N.B., rising to the office of grand knight, a position he also held at Père Levasseur Council 5619 in Tracadie. He was charter grand knight of Sainte-Anne-des-Pays-Bas Council 8409 in Fredericton and served New Brunswick as state deputy from 1992 to 1994. He is a Fourth Degree member of Père Levasseur Assembly in Tracadie.
In 1995, he was elected a supreme director, and became assistant supreme treasurer and assistant to the supreme knight for Canadian affairs in 2004, and then supreme treasurer in 2006. He was elected deputy supreme knight and assistant to the supreme knight for Canadian affairs in October 2006, positions he held until late 2013.