Paul Marchand
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Paul Marchard was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins
, Canada
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Marchand was born in Lafontaine, Ontario and grew up in the area near Georgian Bay
.
He attended Montford Fathers at Papineauville, Quebec
and joined the Company of Mary
in 1956. He continued his studies (philosophy and theology) at Saint John's Scholasticate in Vanier, Ontario
and then pastoral theology at St. Paul's University and University of Montreal.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1962.
After his studies, Marchant was Director of the Centre for Christian Renewal from 1967 to 1973 (again from 1979 to 1982) and Director of the Maison d'Accueil and Director of the Sanctuary of Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs in Montreal from 1973 to 1987. He was appointed Provincial Superior of the Montfort Fathers of Canada in 1990.
He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ottawa in 1993 and eventually became bishop of the Timmins Diocese in 1999 (succeeded Rev. Gilles Cazabon).
Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Marchand was born in Lafontaine, Ontario and grew up in the area near Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...
.
He attended Montford Fathers at Papineauville, Quebec
Papineauville, Quebec
Papineauville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Papineau Regional County Municipality and part of Canada's National Capital Region...
and joined the Company of Mary
Company of Mary
The Missionaries of the Company of Mary is a missionary religious congregation within the Latin Church one of the 23 sui iuris churches which compose the universal Catholic Church. The community was founded by Saint Louis de Montfort in 1705 with the recruitment of his first missionary disciple,...
in 1956. He continued his studies (philosophy and theology) at Saint John's Scholasticate in Vanier, Ontario
Vanier, Ontario
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and then pastoral theology at St. Paul's University and University of Montreal.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1962.
After his studies, Marchant was Director of the Centre for Christian Renewal from 1967 to 1973 (again from 1979 to 1982) and Director of the Maison d'Accueil and Director of the Sanctuary of Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs in Montreal from 1973 to 1987. He was appointed Provincial Superior of the Montfort Fathers of Canada in 1990.
He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ottawa in 1993 and eventually became bishop of the Timmins Diocese in 1999 (succeeded Rev. Gilles Cazabon).