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PRESS RELEASE - May 19, 2006
APPOINTMENTS
PASTORAL APPOINTMENTS
for
the French Sector of the Archdiocese
His Grace Marcel Gervais, Archbishop of Ottawa, is pleased to
announce the following pastoral appointments, effective July 4, 2006, unless
otherwise noted. Priests are free to negotiate the specific date of their
departures and arrivals, considering all the factors involved. Please note that
there will be other appointments during the summer.
Diocesan Appointments
Rev. Doris Laplante, C.Ss.R., currently
Chancellor, will become Episcopal Vicar for the French Sector, still remaining
Chancellor.
Rev. Pierre Sabourin, archivist at the Diocesan
Center, is retiring. Archbishop Gervais would like to take this opportunity to
thank Rev. Sabourin for his many services at the Center. Rev. Sabourin will be
available for replacement ministry.
PASTORAL REGION I
Msgr. Gilles Lavergne, P.H., Pastor of
Sainte-Geneviève, Ottawa, is appointed Pastor of Saint-Sébastien,
Ottawa, for a six-year term.
- The community of the Marist Fathers, who has been doing
ministry at this parish for the past 15 years, will be leaving the Archdiocese.
Archbishop wishes to thank them for all the work they did in our
Archdiocese.
Msgr. André Drouin, P.H., is granted a
one-year extension of his appointment as Pastor of Ste-Anne, Parish, Ottawa.
Rev. Gratien Girod is granted a three-year
extension of his appointment as Pastor of Ste-Famille Parish, Ottawa.
Rev. Jacques Huppé is granted a
three-year extension of his appointment as pastor of La Nativité Parish,
Ottawa.
PASTORAL REGION II
Rev. Louis Fohssié, while remaining
Pastor of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Parish, Cyrville, is appointed Pastor of
Saint-Louis-Marie-de-Montfort Parish, Ottawa, for a one-year term.
- Saint-Louis-Marie-de-Montfort Parish will
become a part of the Pastoral Region II as of September.
Rev Michel Pommainville, Pastor of
Saint-Louis-Marie-de-Montfort Parish, Ottawa, is appointed Pastor of
Sainte-Geneviève Parish, Ottawa, for a six-year term.
Msgr. Gérard St-Denis, P.H., currently
Episcopal Vicar for the French Sector, is appointed Pastor of
Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin Parish, Ottawa, for a six-year term.
Mr. Jonathan Blake, seminarist, will be doing
his pastoral internship at Saint-Joseph Parish, Orléans, starting in
September.
Saint-Laurent Parish, Carlsbad Springs : Rev.
Roch Charbonneau has resigned as Administrator and Rev. Daniel
Berniquez is appointed Pastor for a one-year term, while remaining
Pastor of Sainte-Marie Parish, Orléans.
PASTORAL REGION III
Rev. Jacques Kabasu-Bamba, is granted a
three-year extension of his appointment as Pastor of Sainte-Euphémie
Parish, Casselman, and Saint-Albert Parish.
Rev. Marcel Léger is granted a one-year
extension of his appointment as Pastor of Saint-Mathieu Parish, Hammond, and
Sainte-Félicité Parish, Clarence Creek.
PASTORAL REGION IV
Rev. Bernard Lapointe, is granted a one-year
extension of his appointment as Moderator of Saint-Joachim Parish,
Chute-à-Blondeau, and Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott.
For further information: Guy Lajoie, 738-5025,
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