Georges-Léon Pelletier | |
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Bishop of Trois-Rivières | |
Diocese | Trois-Rivières |
Predecessor | Maurice Roy |
Successor | Laurent Noël |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 24, 1931 |
Consecration | September 24, 1943 |
Rank | Bishop of Trois-Rivières |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Georges-Léon Pelletier |
Born |
Saint-Épiphane, Quebec, Canada |
19 August 1904
Died | 24 September 1987 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
(aged 83)
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Georges-Léon Pelletier (19 August 1904 – 24 September 1987) was a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Trois-Rivières from 1947 to 1975. From Saint-Épiphane, Quebec, he was ordained in 1931. He was named bishop by Pius XII and consecrated auxiliary bishop of Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve in Quebec City. He succeeded Maurice Roy as Bishop of Trois-Rivières. In 1975, he resigned and Laurent Noël succeeded him. He died in 1987.