Laurent Noël

His Excellency

Laurent Noël
His Excellency; Laurent Noël
Bishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Archdiocese of Quebec
Diocese	Diocese of Trois-Rivières
Appointed	November 8, 1975
Installed	December 13, 1975
Term ended	November 21, 1996
Predecessor	Georges-Léon Pelletier
Successor	Martin Veillette
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis (1963–1975); Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec (1963–1974); Apostolic Administrator of Hauterive (1974–1975);
Orders
Ordination	June 16, 1944
Consecration	August 29, 1963; by Maurice Roy
Personal details
Born	March 19, 1920; Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec, Canada
Died	July 2, 2022 (aged 102); Quebec City, Canada
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	In Caritate Dei English: In the Charity of God
Coat of arms

Laurent Noël (March 19, 1920 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Diocese of Trois-Rivières from 1975 to 1996.

Life

Noël was born in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec and was ordained a priest on June 16, 1944 for the Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec on June 25, 1963 as well as titular bishop of Agathopolis, and was consecrated on August 29, 1963. He was the Apostolic Administrator Diocese of Hauterive from 1974 to 1975. Noël was appointed to the Diocese of Trois-Rivières on November 8, 1975, where he served until his retirement on November 21, 1996. Upon the death of Damián Iguacén Borau on November 24, 2020, he became the oldest living Catholic bishop.^[1] Upon the death of Remi De Roo on February 1, 2022, he became the last surviving Canadian bishop to participate in the Second Vatican Council.^[2]

References

^ "Oldest Bishops". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "GCatholic.org".

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Catholic-Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Georges-Léon Pelletier	Bishop of Trois-Rivières 1975–1996	Succeeded by Martin Veillette
Preceded by Gérard Couturier	Apostolic Administrator of Hauterive 1974–1975	Succeeded by Jean-Guy Couture
Preceded by Frane Franić	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis 1981–1983	Succeeded by Robert Mikhail Moskal
Preceded by —	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec 1963–1974	Succeeded by —

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[1] "Oldest Bishops". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[2] "GCatholic.org".

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