Luc-André Bouchard
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His Excellency Luc-André Bouchard |
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| Diocese | Trois-Rivières |
| Installed | March 26, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Martin Veillette |
| Other posts | Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta (2001-2012) |
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| Ordination | September 4, 1976 |
| Consecration | November 9, 2001 |
| Rank | Bishop of Trois-Rivières |
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| Birth name | Joseph Luc André Bouchard |
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November 18, 1948 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Luc-André Bouchard (born 18 November 1949) is a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed by Benedict XVI, Bouchard is the ninth Bishop of Trois-Rivières.
Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada of Gaston Bouchard and Lucienne Morin, Bouchard studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto where he received a Grade X Certificate for piano in 1968. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1971 from the University of Ottawa. At the Dominican University College in Ottawa, he received his Bachelor of Theology in 1974 and Licentiate of Theology in 1977.
Continuing his studies, Bouchard studied Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, receiving his Licentiate of Sacred Scripture in 1983. He then studied in Jerusalem at l'École Biblique et Archéologique where he received his diploma in 1981.
On September 4, 1976, Bouchard was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall. He was appointed assistant pastor of the Co-cathédral de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie between 1976 and 1979, and again between 1984-1986. He then became administrator of the Co-cathedral in 1986 and then rector in 1986-1987. Bouchard then went on to become an assistant pastor at the parish Ste-Thérèse-de-Lisieux in 1983. Between 1987 and 1990, Bouchard became the parish priest of the parish Saints-Martyrs Canadiens. Between 1994 and 1999, Bouchard became parish priest of the parish Sacré-Coeur.
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